ALAN Dyton was left feeling hard done by again after three red cards ultimately condemned his Shrivenham side to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Headington.
Shrivenham looked set to stay in touch with the leaders thanks to Tate Hulbert's first-half goal but Headington turned the game on its head after the break with two contentious goals.
Hulbert was then dismissed for contesting a decision and Luke Alford and Jon Peters followed him for their part in a mass brawl.
Five Shrivvy players were also cautioned while Headington escaped any cards. Even with eight men Dyton's team could have taken a point but they had two seemingly good goals disallowed much to the manager's understandable annoyance.
He said: "We were indisciplined when things went wrong and I can't condone that, but we were indisciplined because of the decisions that went against us.
"Once again the officials have let us down."
Two goals in the last five minutes saw Malmesbury Vics lose 2-1 at home to Cheltenham Saracens.
The Vics had led 1-0 thanks to Steve Baker's strike on the half-hour mark. The turning point came when substitute Mike Langley was sent off for a professional foul with 12 minutes to go.
The 10 men held out until the 86th minute when Steve Michinson scored and two minutes later Ross Constantine netted from point-blank range to pinch the points.
Purton's run of form hit the buffers at Easington as Chris Pethick's men were beaten 3-0 but Cirencester United took a point off high-flying Kidlington with Stuart Robinson netting in a 1-1 draw.
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