Dover Athletic 0 Havant & Waterlooville 0

ALTHOUGH Dover failed to score at Crabble for the sixth time this season, they created enough chances to win three games in one of their better performances of the campaign.

They dominated the match and produced some fine, flowing football but were denied by the woodwork twice and an over zealous linesman who seemed to raise his flag at every opportunity, and in a crucial moment he disallowed a goal from playmaker Jamie Day as Lee Spiller was adjudged to have been ruled offside.

The first half saw the Whites' dominate, as the recalled Mark Patterson anchored the midfield which allowed Day, Spiller and evergreen Kenny Dyer to get forward at every opportunity and they were soon overlapping the static Havant defence, but poor finishing and wayward passing failed to deliver the goal their domination deserved. The best opportunity came in the 31st

minute when Tommy Tyne headed over from underneath the crossbar after a corner was failed to clear, but the inform hit-man snatched at the chance.

Manager Clive Walker made a double substitution at half time bringing on

Darren Davies for the ineffective Simon Glover and Nicky Dent for the limping Tyne as he tried fringe players ahead of next season.

Dent had a chance just four minutes into the second half when he was put clear by

Spiller but saw his delicate chip drift wide of the post.

The 52nd minute saw the games controversial moment when Day drove home from Spiller's

cushioned header, but to the disgust of the vociferous River End crowd, the

linesman had his flag raised with Spiller adjudged to be in an offsideposition. Moments later Day - a class apart from anybody else on thepitch - took a quick free quick from the edge of the box but saw the ball strike the post and then bounce off the head of debutant Havant keeper Luc Curling to sum up the Whites luck.

The bombardment of the visitors goal continued with Spiller driving over from 10 yards when he should have tested the keeper, while Davies saw his powerful free kick brilliantly touched on to the bar by Curling.

It was destined not to be Dover's day when Day once again found himself through with six minutes remaining, but he saw his shot

blocked with the ball drifting agonisingly just wide of the far post.

Credit should go to the Whites' players who performed brilliantly in a game that could have drifted into a meaningless end of season affair and they were rightly given a standing ovation by the enthusiastic fans who know that next season could be one that this young emerging side really make an

impact.

Hyde, Browne, Glover (Davies 46), Arnott (Cloke 80), Readings, Chapman,

Patterson, Day, Dyer, Spiller, Tyne (Dent 46) Subs not used Smissen, James.