‘Depleted’ Rowner Rovers score ‘nicest’ Mid-Solent League victory in their two-season history against Segensworth
The Gosport-based club had taken an early lead in the Division 2 encounter when a Segensworth defender scored what Rovers boss James Dedman described as a ‘cracking’ own goal.
Segensworth hit back to lead at the interval through Ben Mason and Aaron Hamilton.
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Hide AdThe latter was on target from the penalty spot after Rowner’s stand-in keeper, Alex Hall, had been penalised for a foul.
Hall, normally a centre half, volunteer to stand between the sticks after Dedman had experienced a frantic few days.
‘During the week we had about three different keepers, then our centre half ended up going in goal,’ he reported.
‘It reminded me a bit of last season, and I was a bit worried going into the game.
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Hide Ad‘We were a bit depleted - we only had 13 players, the smallest squad we’ve had all season.
‘It was a ding-dong game, it was hard-fought.
‘I was proud of the boys. It was a nice win, probably the nicest of the ones we’ve had so far.’
After losing all their games in a debut 2019/20 campaign, Rovers have now won three matches this term.
Jack Hunt hauled them level against rock bottom Segensworth, with a header that went in off a post, before Forrestall - on the bench as he was late arriving - struck the winner.
Next up for Rowner is a match against leaders Carberry at King George V this weekend.
‘I’m hoping we’ve got a keeper,’ said Dedman. ‘We’ll certainly need one against them.’