HAMPSHIRE Irons were knocked out of the Hampshire Sunday Junior A Cup as they were beaten 7-1 by visiting Senior Shots, writes TONY SPENCER.

Trailing 2-0 after 25 minutes, Irons' Jack Miller was taken out in the penalty area and Rob Mead spot kick hauled the hosts back into the game.

Michael Pemberton hit the crossbar as they pressed for an equaliser, but were 3-1 down at the break.

Jack Rickard in goal and Michael Wood put in some good work in defence but it ended 7-1.

Republic of Chineham progressed in the Basingstoke Kelvin Cup with a comfortable 2-0 win over FC Wildebeest, as Ashley Elward scored both.

After 35 minutes of their home North Hants Chris Price Cup tie, North Warnborough fell a goal behind following a lightning breakaway strike by AFC Soldiers.

Warnborough levelled things on 50 minutes, but Soldiers' fast forwards hit them on the break to win 4-1, as Taylor Watts scored a hat-trick and Harry Tuffs netted a single.

In Division One Affini Technology were 2-0 up against Soldiers Return in five minutes, through Joe Lawler and James Jupp.

In the second half, Freddie Cloke hit the crossbar from a free-kick. Andy McCartney did reduce the deficit from a corner.

Cloke missed a penalty kick which Craig Atkinson saved for Affini, before Alex Izzo equalised 2-2.

It was a defensive mistake with 10 minutes to go that allowed Lawler to wrap up the game with a winner for Affini.

The basement of the Division Two between UWS and Basingstoke Saints ended 0-0, even if Saints hit the bar and post.

At the top of Division 3 Soldiers Return Reserves lost their eight game 100 per cent record going down 4-2 to Camrose Social, who enjoyed their first victory in eight games. Josh Lowther and Ben Allnutt netted for Soldiers, while Chris Waller and Matthew Foreman scored braces for Camrose.

Overton United chalked up a first home win of the season beating Rising Sun 5-2.

DG Athletic lost 4-0 to Chineham Reserves, with goals by Joe West, Scott Berry and Joe Marsh (2).

RAF Odiham Blades scored twice against North Warnborough Reserves in the opening 20 minutes.

Nial Day reduced the deficit to 2-1 and Lawrence Wright levelled things, and by the break the Blades led 4-2.

In the second half Boro's Ryan Thorpe was fouled in the box and Thorpe scored from the spot.

Less than two minutes later ,Thorpe scored his second to make it 4-4.

Blades went 5-4 ahead again, but with less than one minute left Jack McGee made it 5-5 and both sides gratefully shared a point apiece.

The Blades' goals came from a Dale Keogh hat-trick, Aiden Goswell and Josh Peckham.