WINCHESTER City missed out on the chance to go third in the Evo-Stik South West, held 1-1 at home by Paulton Rovers tonight.

Winger Rob Carr put the Citizens ahead two minutes before the break in front of a 110 Simplyhealth City Ground crowd.

It stayed 1-0 until the 90th minute when Jack Ball conjured up Paulton’s reply.

It was another choker for Craig Davis’s side who had succumbed to two late Bristol Manor Farm goals on Saturday.

The draw lifts City one place to fourth on goal difference from Evesham.

A trip to league leaders Taunton Town awaits them on Saturday.

*Eastleigh’s under-18s progressed to the FA Youth Cup first round with a 3-0 win at Wells City.

Aaron Lobb struck twice before Tom Bearwish put the icing on the Spitfires’ cake.

*It was raining goals elsewhere tonight – AFC Portchester leading the charge with a 12-2 Sydenhams League Cup slaying of Cowes Sports.

The rampant Royals already led 5-1 when Cowes’ Jimmy Wykes was sent off at the start of the second half.

Alex Baldacchino ended the evening with a staggering six goals, Bobby Scott hit a hat-trick - two from the penalty spot - and there was a goal apiece for Joe Bye, Garry Moody and Olly Searle.

Blackfield & Langley overwhelmed Hedge End Town 9-0 in the Southampton Senior Cup, led by four-goal Jamie White. Rudy Plummer (2), Sam Griffin, Liam Robinson and Sam Poole also scored, but the tie ended on the low note of an injury to B&L’s Kane Daysh.

In the Russell Cotes Cup, Sholing spared struggling neighbours Folland Sports no mercy in a 7-0 Russell Cotes Cup spree.

Byron Mason and Rory Wood hit two apiece, backed by Jack Attrill, Kev Brewster and Harry Butler.

Bad news, though, for Lymington Town who exited the SWL Cup 1-0 at lower league Andover New Street, undone by a Jazz Beavis goal.

Two-goal Luke Dempsey starred in Andover Town's 4-0 Russell Cotes win over Fleetlands. McAulie Stubbs opened the scoring and Jason Silver rounded things off.

Fareham Town won 2-0 at New Milton Town courtesy of Curt Robbins and George Davis, but Romsey Town's Russell Cotes hopes were sunk on penalties at AFC Stoneham following a 1-1 draw.

Tonight's results.

SYDENHAMS LEAGUE CUP: AFC Portchester 12 Cowes Sports 2, Andover New Street 1 Lymington Town 0, Newport IW 2 Baffins MR 0.

RUSSELL COTES CUP: AFC Stoneham 1 Romsey Town 1 (6-5 pens), Andover Town 4 Fleetlands 0, Folland Sports 0 Sholing 7, Hythe & Dibden 1 Liphook 2, New Milton Town 0 Fareham Town 2.

SOUTHAMPTON SENIOR CUP: Blackfield & Langley 9 Hedge End Town 0, Brockenhurst 6 Bishops Waltham Dynamos 0.

BOURNEMOUTH SENIOR CUP: Bashley 3 Hamworthy Utd 2.

WILTSHIRE SENIOR CUP: Bemerton HH 8 Warminster Town 2, Downton 1 Highworth Town 2, Laverstock & Ford 4 Wroughton 3.