ALEX Shephard's late strike denied Lymington Town a winning start to the season at Moneyfields.

John Pyatt's men had led through Charlie Willett but the last-ditch effort rescued a 1-1 draw for the home side.

Mark Barker and Mitchell Speechley-Price netted as Brockenhurst drew 2-2 at Bemerton, while goals from Sami Makhloufi and Fawzi Saadi were not enough for Bournemouth Poppies in a 3-2 defeat to Fawley.

Dan Fry, ex-Christchurch frontrunner Matt Vining and Dane Sayce scored for the Oilers.