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Sholing 1-3 Harrow Borough

Boatmen find ourselves one place above the relegation zone after defeat by second to bottom, Harrow Borough.  A bright start by Sholing didn't force a goal and we were undone by twice losing possession in midfield for Harrow to score both times. A quick switch to the right saw a shot saved by Gos, but a Harrow player was on hand to tap in the rebound.  The visitors then impressively broke forward at pace after winning the ball and 3 passes later, the ball was in the back of our net.  We were handed a lifeline before half time when a Davis freekick was headed into his own net by a Harrow player.  We were denied a stonewall penalty straight from the restart and things got even worse when Flannigan got a straight red card for a lunge.  Harrow wrapped up the win with a late penalty - Match Report

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Sholing 2-1 Hythe & Dibden

Boatmen came from behind for a narrow win over Wessex League, Hythe & Dibden to advance into the Semi Final of the Soton Senior Cup.   The visitors took the lead on 9 mins, but Sholing equalised on 28 mins when a header was saved, but Brad Targett knocked in the rebound.   Game remained tight until 67 mins when a corner was poked home by Lee Wort.

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Hungerford Town 2-1 Sholing

It was another narrow defeat, but the Boatmen can't complain too much about this one after a poor first half where Ryan Gosney stood between us and a hammering.  The home side went ahead on 10 mins, when a penalty was awarded, Gosney made a brilliant save, but the ball was put back in for a header to find the net.  Hesketh had a shot tipped round the post, but it was one way traffic and on 26 mins, a linesman's flag never came and a cross was swept home.  Gos made 5 great saves either side of half time, but when Hungerford had a player sent off on 67 mins, we were thrown a lifeline.  Dan Mason headed against the post and then scored with 5 mins to go with a brilliant control and volley finish, but we couldn't force a draw - Match Report

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Sholing 0-1 Chesham United

Boatmen deserved something from a closely fought game against runaway leaders, Chesham United, but once again came away with nothing to show for a good performance.  Sholing dominated the first half, Roundell skimmed the bar with a header and Davis put a freekick narrowly over.  Chesham stepped it up in the 2nd half, scoring on 54 mins when a shot hit the post, but the rebound was put in.  We had a strong shout for penalty when Marv was taken down from behind, but ref said no.  Visitors were denied by the post and a world class save by Gosney on his 400th appearance and our best chance to equalise saw Byron volley over late on - Match Report

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Summer Ball

To help raise funds towards Ground grading requirements & parking improvements, we are holding a "Summer Ball" on Saturday 29th June at the Leonardo Royal Hotel Southampton Grand Harbour.  Tables are £750 for 10 people and are selling very fast!  Already 75% are reserved, so act now to book yours by emailing : thevenue@sholingfc.co.uk   Full Details on the Summer Ball Here

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Sholing 0-1 Walton & Hersham

Boatmen were unlucky to slip to defeat on an atrocious night, weather wise.  In 50mph winds and driving rain, both sides played decent football all things considered.  The visiting keeper kept us at bay in the first half with 5 good saves and luck was against us when Walton took the lead with a heavily deflected shot.  In the second half, we didn't create enough to force an equaliser, with Walton putting a penalty against the bar - Match Report

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Sholing 0-0 Beaconsfield Town

Boatmen got a clean sheet and a point from a goalless encounter with Beaconsfield.  A mostly scrappy first half saw little goalmouth action, but there was more after the restart, with Sholing edging the chances as MacAllister, Wort & Chalwell went close.  However, we needed a fantastic save by Gosney and some good defending to ensure the game ended all square - Match Report

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Salisbury 3-0 Sholing

Boatmen were defeated by 2nd place Salisbury, but that wasn't the whole story of the game.  The home side took a deserved lead with a superb strike from the edge of the box and doubled their lead on 26 mins. Then a 10 minute spell of decisions going against Sholing as Luka was hauled down by the last defender, but only a yellow was shown.  Brad was tripped in the box, but no penalty given and a late challenge by Keane Anderson, which didn't look wild or high, received a straight red.  Salisbury rubbed salt into the wound to grab a third in first time stoppage time.  The second half was a non-event, but the 10 men of Sholing worked hard for each other to stop anymore goals going in and kept their discipline - Match Report

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