Sports in Axminster

BEFORE the kick-off of Lyme Regis Reserves' away game against Devon and Exeter Division Three leaders Westexe Park Rangers, manager Matt Preece could see that his team was focused, ready to compete.

They were not fazed by the unbeaten opposition who had put seven past them on the opening day of the season (albeit a very different looking team to the one the Seasiders had been able to field in the last two weeks).

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TRAILING 3-1 after 56 minutes, Lyme Regis were staring at defeat against the Exeter University 2nd X1 on a wet and a windy afternoon at Davey Fort.  But the Seasiders staged another late comeback and were unlucky not to have taken three points.

Lyme struggled in the opening minutes against the speedy university students and found themselves 1-0 down after just five minutes when the Lyme defence was out-paced in the visitor's first attack.

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LYME Regis Reserves dominated from the kick-off in their home Devon and Exeter Division Three match against Hemyock on Saturday.

Right from the start the Seasiders' forward players linked up with some good combinations which won a corner in which Gary Knight volleyed into the net from just inside the box.

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