Romsey Town 2 Liss Athletic 0 A good game between two footballing sides went the way of hosts Romsey at the Bypass Ground on Wednesday night. Liss edged the opening, with some enterprising breaks from the back, but Romsey countered that by pushing strikers Simon De'ath and Paul Smith wide to stifle the supply.

With Andy McIsaacs shining on the left, Town were in the driving seat. De'ath came close with a header, while Smith's drive clipped the angle of bar and post.

Romsey took the lead on the hour mark after Kemp had instigated a move through the middle. Smith and McIsaacs exchanged passes on the edge of the box, and Simon Woodley crashed the ball home from distance.

Smith killed the game off with a second goal ten minutes from time, McIsaacs again the provider. Smith tucked the ball into the bottom corner to decide the destination of the points.

The game became fractious late on and Liss had a player sent off, apparently for aiming a head-butt at Neil Croudson - who had marked his opponent out of the game. Paul King was outstanding at the back alongside Andy Foster and the improving Matty Freemantle.