BEMERTON Heath Harle-quins turned in a sterling display at high fliers Wim-borne despite losing 3-2.

The home side got off to a very good start, scoring after only three minutes.

Marcus Oldbury received a pass from Mark Smith with the 'Quins defence all out of position, and he made no mistake, beating James Domm.

With a strong wind at their backs, the Harlequins worked hard, but did not take advantage of the elements.

Wimborne had a clear chance in the 20th minute but Smith chose to pass rather than shoot from an open position.

When Cole was upended on the edge of the box, Adam Nash stepped up to fire home the equaliser low to Stewart Kearns's right.

Matty Smith suffered a back injury and Ian Chalk came on to make a welcome return after a long injury lay-off.

He was soon in the action as Bemerton began to get on top, but they forgot to shoot on sight and let the home side off the hook.

In the second half Wimborne let their visitors know that the wind factor was a great help to them.

Five minutes into the half, skipper Darren Powell put his side 2-1 up with a tremendous strike from 20 yards which caught the wind and flew past Domm into the top of the net giving him no chance.

Wimborne began to shoot from all angles and distances, putting the 'Quins defence under sustained pressure.

But they stuck to their guns after a few scares and Neil Cole, who worked tirelessly throughout, beat the home defence with a splitting pass. Stuart Findlay raced onto it and equalised after 62 minutes.

But Wimborne hit back with Smith, Oldbury and Gareth Barnes all having chances that went wide.

They kept up the pressure as Bemerton found it difficult to get the ball over the half-way line and they secured their victory with a 75th minute strike from 25 yards.

The ball was only half cleared and Scott Arnold found himself in space as the ball dropped to him and he controlled and hammered it into the roof of the net with the assistance of the wind.

Heath entertain Whitchurch united on Saturday, kick off 3pm.