Match Report
The table read 9th (Poole Town, 12 pts) against 17th (Sholing, 7 pts), 5 points apart. Poole Town's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Poole Town 1.14 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Sholing 1 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.51.
From the last five rounds, Poole Town held 10 points of 15 and Sholing 4.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 Poole Town wins, 4 for Sholing, 1 draw, at 2.43 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Tatnam Stadium (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Sholing: Harry Taylor (80')