Dorchester T U11s 2 Poole T Wessex U11s 2

Poole Town Wessex suffered an agonising penalties defeat to Dorchester Town in the under-11s final at Ferndown.

Despite going 1-0 down early on, Poole recovered to level the scores at full-time thanks to a second-half strike from Charlie Shears.

And Poole looked to be on their way to collecting the silverware when Shears scored his second of the match.

But a late equaliser from Dorchester sent the game into a shoot-out which they won 4-3 to deny Poole.

Poole manager Colin Byrne said: “It was a huge effort from the team. They always tried to pass the ball on the ground despite being up against very direct opposition.”

Poole Town FC Wessex: Ross Drever, Ethan Hunt, Gareth Love, Kurtis Darby, Charlie Shears, Lewis Musk, Nathan Meadowcroft, Daniel Byrne, Marc Plunkett, Travis Turner, Ryan Cluett. Sub: Jamie Joyce.

Dorchester: Ellis Puncher, Oliver Knight, Mathew Grubb, Sam O’Connor, Connor Pullin, Luke Angel, Jack Holbrook, Elliott Rossiter, Harry Ackerman, Lloyd Wilson, Reece Taylor. Subs: Will Simpson, Toby Fife.

See all our pictures from the Under 11s final in our gallery