Republic of Chineham turned up for their top against bottom Basingstoke and District Sunday League Division One game with a full team and substitutes, but the visitors North Warnborough were let down by injuries and absentees and only had eight players.

Republic did not hold back against the newcomers to the division, using superior numbers to pass the ball around before filling their boots.

By half-time the score was 11-0.

Some sides on the receiving end might have packed up and gone home, but Boro were made of sterner stuff and Shaun Delfosse netted a brace to avoid the whitewash and Boro kept the rate down in the second half by running themselves to exhaustion, when Republic were able to get a few late goals to take the final score to 20-2.

Charlie Hart led the Republic scoring with four, Zac Reynolds, Adam Di Manbro and Wayne Finn all netted hat-trick and there were braces for Harry Rudge, Finley Hall and Ben Nicholls and Ash Elward scored a single Soldiers Return were a goal down after 10 minutes, as Craig Hopper set up Mike Pemberton for visitors Hampshire Irons and this left the hosts chasing the game from behind, squandering several chances.

Then Matt Kelly’s shot was parried by Michael Wood in goal and Alex Izzo tapped in to level the score before the interval.

Irons took the lead again with 15 minutes to go, after Alex Brundle passed to Gavin Curry to net.

Stuart Cubbage volleyed in from just outside the area to restore parity with four minutes left.

Then from a Jordan Grant free-kick skipper Jack Miller fired a left foot shot through crowd of player for a late winner for Irons.

In Division Two Camrose Social had a bruising encounter with Team FC, both teams threatened, with Team FC’s captain Brendan Vickery’s 30-yard lob over the bar and Mark Frost shaving the post.

Before the interval the hosts were reduced to 10 men. Team continued to press, Josh Chatee hitting the post, but on 70 minutes Camrose broke away and Liam Rutter netted after a one on one with Golding.

Adam Robinson put in a good shift in the Camrose goal with four fine saves, before Adam Everiss crossed for Mark Frost to level 1-1.

With five minutes left Everiss’ free-kick returned off the wall to smash a 25-yard winner into the top left corner.

With seconds to go, Camrose’s Hobday’s powerful header was deflected by Adam Aimable onto the post, giving Team FC a 2-1 victory.

North Warnborough Reserves, who fielded a full side despite a depleted first team, faced a Basingstoke Saints, who mustered 10 players, including two debutants.

Jason Williams early benefited from the superior numbers, getting Boro off the mark on 10 minutes.

Tom Davies added two before the break to make it 3-0.

John Hodgson added another and Davies completed his hat-trick on 65 minutes, Jack McKee squeezed in one before Davies took his tally to four, and Nial Day netted to make it 8-0 at the death.

Saints could not fault the effort and character shown and never stopped running. Adam Butler, Andy Darracott, Russell Brooks, Josh Eastment, Liam Stokes and Ian Pickett in goal, played with excellent spirit.

Shallow End were beaten 5-0 by Overton United, goals by Scott Winterbourne (2), Louis McCann, Richie Budd and Ben Pearce.