BEMERTON Heath earned an excellent point at Alresford as they came back draw 1-1 in the Wessex League Premier Division.

Sam Doswell gave the Magpies the lead in the seventh minute, but the home side were then reduced to 10 men.

After this Bemmy dominated and scored a deserved equaliser from Kelvin Robinson.

The point leaves them 18th in the table and they have another tough trip on Saturday, when they travel to third placed AFC Porchester.

Then on Tuesday night, Bemmy are at home to Brockenhurst, who are 17th in the table.

Last Saturday, Bemerton had a fruitless trip to Portland United as they went down 6-2.

The home side initially went 1-0 down from Jack Slade, when the visitors countered effectively from a good Portland chance.

However, Portland responded when Alex Godfrey spotted the Bemerton goalkeeper off his line and smashed in the volley from 45 yards out.

This spurred the home side on as Steven Walker, Ryan McKechnie and a Jamie Symes penalty made it 4-1.

After the break, Symes netted his second of the game. Bemmy pulled a goal back from the penalty spot on 75 minutes from Jordan Matthews, before Ross Doidge netted Portland's sixth.

l Bemerton have a vacancy for a secretary at the football club.

Anyone who is interested in this position can contact either the club on 01722 331925 or the chairman Steve Slade on 07798 732799.