VT FC boss Dave Diaper was left "shellshocked" last night after watching his Wessex newcomers destroyed 5-0 by Moneyfields at Portsmouth Road.

"We've never been ripped apart like that before," he confessed. "It's the first time in the five years since I've been running the club that we've lost to anyone by five clear goals."

The scale of defeat was all the more surprising considering Moneyfields started the night sitting 15th in the Wessex 1 table with just two wins under their belts.

But Diaper was honest enough to admit that his team were totally outclassed as Nicky Wyatt (3), Steve Black and Havant & Waterlooville loan striker Graham Gillman netted. For Gillman it was his sixth goal in six games.

"To be honest they could have scored ten," said Diaper. "If that's Moneyfields' regular team, then fair play to them, they were yards better than us.

"We've played Winchester, Newbury and Fareham this season, but we've never been outplayed like that."

When VT had their chance to score, Gary Male hit the post with a penalty. And to put the tin hat on a dreadful night for the Boatmen, Male's striker partner Mike Spinney broke his wrist and will be out for six weeks.

Moneyfields co-manager Craig Stafford smiled: "It was one of those games when everything went right for us. We were very critical of the lads on Saturday after only beating Brading 2-1 in the Hampshire Senior Cup, but for the first time this season they've come out tonight and done everything Miles (co-boss Miles Rutherford) and I asked them to do."

Graham Kemp was another happy manager as Brockenhurst halted their recent slide with an inspired 1-0 win at fifth-placed Andover.

Dave Midgley, who has turned down the chance to join Hamworthy United, bagged the 90th-minute winner, cutting in from the right from a pass by Nick Kemp and firing across keeper Colin Hopkins.

Hailing it "our best league performance for a year," relieved manager Kemp said: "No disrespect to Andover, but we could have won by three or four. We missed a couple of open goals and their keeper pulled off some brilliant saves.

"Fair play to the Andover manager Brian Le Boutillier. He came into the dressing room and clapped us and said we were superb."

Kemp's old club Lymington & New Milton fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at home to third-placed Thatcham - but it was points dropped as far as Linnets manager Ian Robinson was concerned.

In the first half Linnets were a shadow of the side that had forced Conference outfit Woking to an FA Cup replay only a week previously.

"We were 2-0 down inside 20 minutes," reported Robinson. "A bit of complacency set in and we lacked workrate, which was disappointing.

"We took the game to them in the second half and could have won it 3-2, but Paddy James had a goal disallowed for offside."

Darren Powell, Linnets' recent signing from Winchester City, hit a free kick along the ground to make it 2-1 - his first goal for the club - and James's cross teed up Paul Towler to nod in the equaliser.

"We didn't deserve anything in the first half, but we shaded the second and we're viewing it as two points lost," said Robinson.

This Saturday Lymington travel to Fareham, who leapfrogged them into fourth place with a 1-0 home win over Bemerton - ex-Pompey striker Warren Hunt bagging the 48th-minute winner.

AFC Totton were also 1-0 victors at relegation favourites Downton, who are still point-less and winless after 15 attempts.

Stags' winner was slotted home by Mark Osman after Steve Whitcher had headed on Stuart Salter's pass.

Totton boss Stuart Ritchie reflected: "We looked a bit tired and jaded against a Downton side who worked very hard. We should have been three up by half-time, but we didn't put the chances away and that's been the story of the season."

Matty Monk, Totton's new teenage midfielder from Winchester City, has signed a two-year contract at Testwood Park. "He's got a lot of class, he's going to be special," said Ritchie. "We're trying to bring the young lads on."