POOLE Town secured their 17th Dorset Senior Cup win with an 121st minute winner after being pushed all the way by Hamworthy United.

A first-half strike from Jack Dickson was cancelled out by Jamie Filkins’ last-gasp equaliser, before Poole handed Hamworthy a taste of their own medicine with Luke Holmes’ late goal.

Southern League Premier South Poole came into the game as favourites due to being two tiers higher than their Wessex Premier League opponents, but Hamworthy came into the tie as the form side, with the Hammers unbeaten in their last 17 games.

Both managers named strong starting XI’s, with Poole naming Cherries duo Jack Seddon and Noa Boutin as starters.

A somewhat timid start from Poole Town allowed Hamworthy to launch the ball forward repeatedly and ask questions of the Poole defence, but slowly Dolphins took control of possession and used the consistent 4G surface to their advantage, with some slick passing play.

However, despite their intricate moves, they failed to properly break down the Hammers, who looked dangerous on the break.

But Poole did manage to get their noses in front, with Dickson on hand to fire home after a scramble in the box on 25 minutes.

Undeterred, Hamworthy came close to an instant response, with the ball falling to an unmarked Jack Lovell inside the box. He could only blast the ball over the goal, with Poole ‘keeper Childs stranded.

Corby Moore came closest to the first-half’s second goal when his deflected volley flew just past Tommy Scott’s post.

In the second-half, neither side controlled proceedings. Chances dried up, with the most notable effort coming on the hour mark.

Full-back Declan Rose let fly with a piledriver that had to be tipped over the bar by a full-stretch Scott to keep the deficit at just the one goal.

Chaos in the box almost birthed an equaliser for Hamworthy, but no one in maroon and blue could divert the ball into the back of the net.

With 15 minutes to go it appeared the Hammers had been handed a killer blow when centre-back Harvey Wright saw red.

Poole striker Tony Lee had gotten goal side of his marker, with Wright only able to tug from behind to deny the attacker bearing down on goal. Match official Thomas Holden deemed Wright to have been the last man, promptly dismissing the Hammer centre-half.

Dolphins looked to make their man advantage count, but Scott in the Hamworthy goal constantly denied their attacks in the closing minutes of the game.

A Lee free-kick had to be clawed away by the former Poole shotstopper, before again Scott denied Lee, getting down quickly to save a close-range header.

Scott’s heroics at one end allowed the Hammers to go up the other in search for a late equaliser.

They would find their goal in the form of substitute Filkins, who kept his cool in a crowded box to steer past Childs and set up another 30 minutes of football via extra-time.

Both teams looked exhausted in the third period, meaning there was little goal mouth action for either side.

The first-half of extra-time did see more drama, when Poole sub Sam Wright was dismissed for his second yellow, levelling the sides to 10 apiece.

Again, the second-half of extra-time passed by largely without incident, until they dying embers of the game.

A long ball over the top from Josh Carmichael found Holmes, who did well to stay upright and poke the ball past Scott.

Whilst a Hamworthy defender desperately attempted to clear the ball off the line, lineswoman Jade Wardle indicated it had in fact crossed the line, allowing for referee Holden to award what proved to be the winner.

Hamworthy: Scott, Eccott-Young, Clarke, Buckler (Filkins, 49) Wright, Walker (Randall, 75)), Hodge (Munn, 65), Francis, Wilcock, Lovell, Beasley

Unused subs: Murphy (g/k), Finch

Poole: Childs, Rose (Sam Wright, 72), Seddon, Spetch (Sean Wright, 72), Dickson, Boutin (Forbes, 115), Carmichael, Moore, Holmes, Pardoe, Lee

Unused subs: Butler (g/k), Mayo

Attendance: 382

Referee: Thomas Holden

Assistants: Jade Wardle and Michael O'Donovan

Fourth official: Niall Clinton