A comfortable win for the reserves In midweek as manager Shaun Flanighan gave six first team players a run out at an important stage of the season.

Simba Mlamo and Richard McCann helped themselves to two goals each during the first half after Alton had had conceded two quick goals having taken the lead to fall behind 2-1 after 20 minutes.

On a difficult pitch and a murky evening Alton dominated the rest of the half and might well have led by 6 or 7-2 had they taken their chances and a couple of refereeing decisions gone there way.

The second half continued in the same way as Duncan Bray cut in from the left to squeeze home goal number five, but Laverstock struck back as a third goal was conceded, worringly all three from dead ball situations where no Alton defender took the responsibility to attack the ball.

Still the away side dominated and could have scored at regular intervals, but they did save the best till last as Steve Bown who had a run out in midfield stepped inside a defender and from the edge of the box struck a shot into the top left hand corner of the net.