EVESHAM United fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Gosport Borough at the AEI Stadium.
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Gosport nearly made a breakthrough after eight minutes but a shot was blocked well by Liam Hutt before Ethan Taylor headed over the crossbar.
Evesham then had a scare in the 11th minute when a player went down with a knock but was able to continue after a stoppage before Trevor Caborn was just off target for the home side.
Half chances continued with Levi Steele and Amer Awadh blasting over the crossbar either side of the 30-minute mark; Rafa Ramos stabbed wide from ten yards following a delicious cross soon after.
The striker however didn’t miss a second opportunity in stoppage time when he was played through and calmly placed home past the keeper.
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The hosts appeared buoyed upon the second half restart and saw Bradley Tarbuck fire straight at Alex Harris with a half-volley, while Ramos sliced wide after 55 minutes from a tight angle.
A lovely cross was narrowly missed by two Gosport attackers moments later and Taylor had a low drive comfortably by the diving Evesham shot stopper.
Substitutions followed across both teams as Gosport saw Michael Fernandes run through and then fire wide before a lengthy delay, which was ended by a scuffle that resulted in three bookings.
