TWO rings from the Bell appeared to have given Blackfield & Langley three precious points at near-neighbours BAT before they were floored by an injury-time equaliser.

"Our performance was first class and it's a very good point, but it feels as though we've just lost," sighed Watersiders' co-manager Tony Feeney.

"We should have had a third goal when Andy MacIsaac's shot was handled on the line; the assessor saw it but the ref didn't. And then they've gone upfield and scored a 95th-minute equaliser."

The match started a bit like Saturday's Premiership clash between Blackburn Rovers and Bolton. Blackfield took the lead after 35 seconds with a Chris Bell penalty, following a push on Danny Mockeridge.

But, just one minute and ten seconds later, BAT were level again, the visitors' 'keeper saving well from Richie Gregory and Dave Roberts before Andy Chance slotted in from the edge of the penalty area.

Blackfield regained the lead on 35 minutes when Bell converted McIsaac's ball into the area before Darren Osman scrambled in a last-gasp reprieve for the Tobaccomen.

There were more last-minute goals at Brockenhurst where the home side threw away a 2-0 lead before pipping Bournemouth Poppies 3-2 at Grigg Lane.

Debutant Dominic Taylor hit a post on 15 minutes before fellow debutant Tom McCormack gave the Badgers a 25th-minute lead from a free-kick on the edge of the penalty area.

Poppies' Richard Glenister saw his effort wiped out for offside before Brock moved 2-0 ahead after 65 minutes as Paul White played the ball into the area for Taylor to turn and fire home.

A push by Ross Drew on Peter Kidd saw Glenister reduce the deficit from the penalty spot on 72 minutes and Poppies looked like they would take a point when Kidd scrambled in an 89th-minute leveller.

But Brock broke straight upfield from the kick-off and Drew swung the ball in for Dave Midgeley to head a late, late winner.

"I was pleased with the result in the end, although I felt that we deserved it after leading 2-0," said Brockenhurst player/manager Graham Kemp.

Downton defender Mark Gulliver suffered a suspected broken ankle as the Robins were rocked 7-2 at Andover, where Sam Rae helped himself to a hat-trick.

"We were doing OK at 1-1 but, when we lost Mark, they scored three goals in as many minutes and that was that," sighed Downton boss Mitch Blake.

Two-goal Justin Bennett, Paul Hughes and Steve McNulty completed the Lions' haul, with Brian White and Matt Guy replying for the Wiltshire side.

Treble-shooter Ian Davies was the Thatcham Town hat-trick hero as they humbled Hamble ASSC 5-1 at Waterside Park.

Thatcham manager Steve Melledew said: "It was very pleasing after conceding five goals before half-time at Cowes last week - at least I know how Hamble's Larry Clay is feeling. The main difference this week was that the back four started playing at 3 o'clock and not 4pm!"

Hugh Whorriskey and a Sean Cook header made up the Thatcham quintet, Craig Rickman providing Hamble with their consolation. Manager Larry Clay added: "We were slaughtered in the second half - I think our lot went shopping!"

Bemerton boss Steve Slade was a happy man following his side's 3-1 success at Portland United - not that he saw Harlequins' two late goals.

"The pitch was completely fog-bound and there was a horizontal misty rain coming down, but apparently Steve Findlay scored them both," chuckled Slade. Findlay also had a hand in the Bemerton opener after 15 minutes when he set up Paul Palmer to lob the home 'keeper, who then created Portland's equaliser.

His huge, wind-assisted goal kick took one bounce before smacking against the Bemerton crossbar and dropping nicely for Jamie Reeve to bag a 39th-minute equaliser.