Didcot striker John Mills helped himself to a hat-trick and leave Evesham United still searching for their first home win in the Southern League Division One South & West Division. Robins manager Paul Collicutt relied on the same starting eleven that drew against Wimborne at the weekend and saw his side enjoy the better of the opening exchanges before going in front on 32 minutes. Michael Tambling provided the cross that was powerfully headed home by Sean Wood for his first goal of the season. Mills, however, opened his account six minutes later capitalising on poor defending to easily beat Kevin Sawyer for 1-1.
HALF-TIME : Evesham United (1) Didcot Town (1)
That`s how it remained until Mills struck again eleven minutes into the second-half with another precise finish beyond Sawyer into the bottom corner. Evesham then squandered a golden opportunity to drag themselves level when Edenborough was pulled back in the box by Luke Carnell, only for Jared Wilson to have his spot-kick saved by James Foster. Mills then punished the miss by completing his hat-trick on 68 minutes with a well struck drive that effectively ended the game as a contest. Evesham rarely threatened after this, substitute Lance Smith did glance a header off target and in added-time Railwaymen keeper Foster safely gathered skipper Matt Sysum`s header but it was too little, too late as Didcot took full advantage of a below-par performance by the Red and whites.
EVESHAM UNITED:
Sawyer, Jackson (Brown 73), Binns, Wilson, Sysum, Wellon, Tambling (Kennedy 60), Wood, Edenborough, Williams (Smith 60), Stanley.
SUBS NOT USED: Harding, Dovey
REFEREE: Mr J.Whittington (Worcester)
ATTENDANCE: 190
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