Lymington Town are proving to be a curse on Hampshire League Premier Division title chasers VT.

A week after beating Vospers 1-0 in the Hampshire Senior Cup, Town did it again on Saturday to wreck their 100 per cent league record.

Paul Sims got the all-important goal just ten minutes into the game at Southampton Road, then Town defended stubbornly as VT tried to hit back in the second half.

"We worked hard enough but we couldn't break them down," said manager Dave Diaper whose VT side had won their previous seven games in the Premier Division.

VT's best chance came in the last five minutes when the Lymington keeper spilled a free-kick from substitute Marc Diaper but Mike Spinney couldn't tuck the rebound away from close range.

East Cowes Vics have got their title challenge back on track. They got five against Bishop's Waltham in midweek and followed up with a 6-1 win over Fawley, who scored after only 25 seconds at Whippingham.

Two penalties, tucked away by Mark Watson, had Vics in the lead by half-time then a spectacular volleyed own goal, followed by strikes from Wayne Newnham and John Beard (2), saw the Island side to a comfortable win.

Jason Lovell normally bangs them in for Ringwood Town, but the former Wimborne ace put one in at the wrong end as Bishop's Waltham fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Ringwood. Lovell got the last touch after Stuart Carpenter had flicked on a Paul Cartwright corner, then Gary Biddle scored from the spot to give Bishop's a share of the spoils.