Stockbridge continue to surprise their management and supporters, as they followed Wednesday's League Cup capitulation to Clanfield by hammering US Portsmouth at the Recreation Ground.

In a game brought forward to avoid the England v Wales World Cup qualifier, Barry Andrews' men got off to a flier and were 2-0 up inside ten minutes.

Pete Sweeney's 20 yard drive was followed five minutes later by a Lewis Bain penalty after Ryan Boare had been upended.

The servicemen pulled one back midway through the half but Stockbridge were in control, despite full-back Steve Smith being forced to don the keeper's jersey soon after, but he was rarely troubled.

Four Stockbridge match reports in Friday's Andover Advertiser