THERE was late drama when reigning Hayward Sunday Premier League champions Bournemouth Electric just got the better of Branksome Railway Hotel 3-2 to close the gap between them and current leaders Wallisdown Liberal to three points.

With just 20 minutes to go, Railway were leading with a couple of second-half goals from Dan Manuel when Electric brought Ross Mills off the bench.

The substitution paid dividends when Mills scored to get them back into the game and completed his hat-trick with two more in time added on as the champions snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Alex Minchin, Nick Phillips, and Louis Lenthall netted for West Moors Social Club but Foresters Arms surprised them 4-3 thanks to an Alex Davis hat-trick and a goal from Andy Brook.

  • Craig Dancer, Gareth Brickhill, and Pepe Smith struck for Tradelink Angel but Division One champions AFC Winton emerged 4-3 winners in their penultimate game of the season thanks to Garry Horlock and a Darren Facer hat-trick.

Steve Gilbert rattled in five when Darby's Corner crushed Westside 13-0 with Kieran Campbell (2), Ben Platt (2), David Gunn, Simon Cross, Jamine Adams, and Mark Reynolds completing the rout.

  • Vienna Windows clinched the Division Two title with an emphatic 8-1 triumph over Old Bournemouthians thanks to Jesse Hodgson (2), Lee Clarke (2), Sam Purdy, Brett Jones, Nigel Indge, and an own goal.

Richard Newman struck for nearest rivals Cranleigh but they suffered a second successive defeat when they went down 2-1 to goals from Jason Thomas and Pete Valinski against Kinson Conservative who they meet at Hurn Bridge on Thursday April 17 in the M A Hart In-Excess Cup Final.

Queens Park Rovers take over in second place after Jake Ormond (pen) and Adam Dale ensured a 2-0 success against AFC Burton while Leigh Bailey-Pearce, David Lask, and Charlie Elysee gave Parley Sports the edge 3-2 against Boscombe Celtic.

  • Ricky Barton, Rob Hepple, Luke Arkless, Steve Goodman, and Mike Goodman were the Christchurch Royals marksmen when they completed their Division Three campaign with a 6-2 victory over Lectus. This puts them in pole position, awaiting the outcome of the games involving the teams just behind them.

Clive Bates netted for third-placed Heritage but promotion rivals New Star Reserves shaded it 2-1 with goals from Kev Palmer and Simon Whittaker.

Gary Neville scored the consolation goal for bottom-placed Christchurch United when Premier Sports punished them 6-1 with goals from Leigh Whittall (2), Glenn Bowen (2), Matt Wells, and Andy Green.

  • Sunil Merchandani notched another hat-trick for JS Bournemouth Sports when they crushed Arkon 8-0 in Division Four with James Bolt, Luke Hughes, Jordan Stevens, Steve Knox and Martin Shearing (pen) also on target.

Kyle Eaton and Simon Candy nabbed two apiece in Ferndown Locomotive's 4-1 victory over Fernside Sports.

Gary Seabright and Richard Williams earned Tiegla Tiles a 2-2 draw with Aspect Bathrooms.

  • Ben Truan, Paul Stanyard, and Graeme Trevitt gave Division Six leaders Dorset Knob the upper hand 3-1 against Thursday night's M A Hart Lawrence A Brivati Cup winners Roko Reserves.

White Heather Hornets are in second place, 12 points behind with six games in hand after their 14-0 trouncing of Branksome Conservative. Adam Light plundered five and Matt Groves nabbed a hat-trick with Luke Ayrton (2), Mike Constable, Craig Marchant, Lewis Burgis, and Rob Fox also on target.

Matt Sturgess netted for Oakdale Conservative but AFC Ringwood just got the better of them with a narrow 2-1 verdict thanks to goals from Mark Burrett and Charles Pierson.

Pudney spoils Parkstone plan

Matt Kirkham netted for AFC Parkstone but their Division Five championship hopes nosedived when they crashed to a 4-1 defeat against Rec Athletic whose Mark Pudney scored all four goals.

AFC Westvale tanned Magpies and Woolsbridge United 5-1 with goals from Yedji Houssou (2), Richard Vaughan, Mike Jones and Andy Gosling while Sam Read and Lee Gover ensured a 2-0 success for Umix against Lectus Reserves.

  • Berrans Park Avenue Reserves take over on top of Division Seven after Simon Young (2), Dan Whittington, Darren Ritchie, and Scott Metcalf ensured a 5-2 victory over JS Bournemouth Sports.

John Turle, Fareed Raouf, and Lee O'Connell netted for third-placed Magpies and Woolsbridge United Reserves but they squandered a two goal lead against relegation battlers AFC Bransgore who surprised them 4-3 with goals from Adam Parker (2), Ed Mercer (pen), and Rich Hickling.

Fellow strugglers Rounders also picked up three precious points when Ryan Veale (2), and Resh Mohangee gave them the verdict 3-2 against AFC Hewitt Green while Darryl Johnson and Simon Billingham scored two apiece in Alsden's 4-3 win over Shoulder of Mutton United.

  • Queens Park Rovers Reserves kept their Division Eight title hopes alive when Richard Collins settled the issue 1-0 against Falcons.

M A Hart Nicholas Read Cup winners Oakdale are still in with a chance of a league and cup double after Shaun Brian (2) and Steven Graham accounted for Bell Plumbing 3-0.

Dean Iles (2), Craig Thomson, Jon Harris and Chris Lowe gave Chaseside Wanderers a 5-1 victory over King's Arms while bottom placed Priory Quays Reserves took New Milton Borough to the cleaners 8-1 in the basement battle thanks to Marvin Fayer-Honour (2), Scott McFarlane (2), Luke Barnett, Scott Dobbs, Tony Haddon, and Paul Nolan.

  • Riversmeet go back on top of Division Nine with a 4-1 triumph over Verwood SSC whose consolation goal came from Shaun McAteer but Ace Fabrication are moving ominously up the table, sweeping AFC Leigham Vale aside 6-1 courtesy of Martyn MacKinlay, Aiden Kelly, and Callum Lunn's four-goal blast.

Dean Garnham struck for Horse and Jockey, but AS Muscliffe will escape the drop after Ben Tattersall (2) and Mark Eaton gave them the upper hand 3-1 in the vital relegation battle.

  • Newtown Rovers go second on goal difference in Division 10 after Adam Janes and Ben Leslie both bagged hat-tricks in their 6-0 tonking of AFC Burton Reserves.

Lovett's promotion drive gathers momentum as they followed up their 8-0 midweek romp against JP Morgan with a 4-3 win over Forest Heath with goals from Phil Davies, Matt Hodgson, Paul Blenman and Jon Little.

Luke Miles and Simon Mole bagged two each in Bar Vin's 6-0 thumping of Fiveways Hotel with Nick Kokolaras and Nathan Brown adding one each.