SUPER sub Jamie Musselwhite clambered off the bench to secure table-toppers Winchester City their 12th win in 14 starts after Totton had looked like snatching a point.
"We did have lots of chances but Totton kept their shape well and really made us work hard for the points," said City secretary Ray Murphy.
City took the lead after 43 minutes, Matt Bicknell's free-kick found Mark Jones whose header hit the upright and rolled across the goalline for Jamie Laidlaw to prod in.
Totton must have thought that they'd get a point for their efforts on 78 minutes when Mark Osman capitalised on an error between City keeper Simon Arthur and Toby Redwood.
But Musselwhite, on as a 75th-minute substitute, had other ideas. After 83 minutes, Mark Smith found Shaun Dyke who crossed for Musselwhite to head home and then Bicknell flicked the ball up for Musselwhite to make it 3-1 with another header in the last minute.
A Warren Doyle strike earned Wimborne Town a 1-0 verdict against Alton Town at The Cuthbury.
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