LEADERS Andover Town won their Wessex League Premier League top of the table clash as they won at second placed Hamworthy United 4-1 to move 14 points clear.

In sub zero temperatures Town warmed to the task on the Dorset side’s all weather pitch as they turned in their most amazing win of the season.

At half time the away side would have probably been content with taking one point from the game, but by the time the final whistle blew they had all three.

One of the contributor’s to Andover’s success this season has been the quality of the total squad which must have made manager Glenn Burnett’s decisions on starting formats very difficult.

On many occasions players brought on as substitutes during the game have had a positive influence on the result and this was certainly no different.

Andover started well with a number of chances in the first few minutes.

Up front they had a change to the recent line-up with Jason Silver as centre forward and Reece Rusher and Mike Gosney on the two wings.

Early on it was apparent there was going to be no shortage of passes in to Silver and apart from Rusher and Gosney, both Ben Cook and Adam Costello contributed to the flurry of attacking play at the start of the match.

Andy Knights in the Hamworthy goal was called upon to defend his team from these early attempts.

Then in the 20th minute a cheeky back heel from Gosney found Silver with space to move but a long way out.

Silver’s shot seemed to hover as it glided in just under the top right hand corner of the crossbar. It was class goal, and put a smile on the faces of the away supporters.

Andover’s forwards were working well together and another run by Silver led to a pass in for Cook in the penalty area, in a clever move he left it for Rusher who was in a better position to score but the shot was blocked by a Hamworthy player in an impressive display of defending.

There followed a period of play where both sides were looking impressive. Eddie Hodge and Jamie Beasley both caused the Andover defence a few problems with Costello having another excellent game clearing attempts on goal and creating attacking opportunities at the other end.

Hamworthy picked up the pressure and in the 38th minute they had their reward when Dan Cann scored the equaliser.

Just before the break, Rusher saw his shot tipped over the bar.

The second half started very much like the first half finished with both sides making chances.

There were a couple more attempts by Silver as the Andover midfield continued to feed him with opportunities.

Andover goalkeeper Luke Cairney was also stretched, particularly by Hodge.

Rusher had a couple of good chances, before along with Cook, they made way for Immanuel Soetan and Zach Glasspool after 70 minutes.

Only four minutes later, Soetan had his first touch of the ball as he collected a pass, controlled it and launched an incredible strike for Andover’s second.

Not bad for a player that has not had a game for several months.

Hamworthy retaliated with a shot from Billy Walker which hit the cross bar and came out to Silver who made a good run, before his shot blocked.

Unfortunately, for Hamworthy, the ball came back to the feet of Soetan and he made no mistake again.

Just two minutes later, Soetan completed his hat-trick in the space of six minutes as he made it 4-1.

The game ended with Andover just one short of 100 league goals this season and they will hope to reach the century on Tuesday night, when they travel to Bournemouth Poppies.