ALDERSHOT TOWN 4

ALTON TOWN 0

IF times had been better for Aldershot, Alton Town might have been playing against a youth side in a Hampshire Senior Cup tie.

Not so while the Shots are enduring such a miserable run – six straight defeats in League Two – and the Wessex Premier League outfit found themselves up against a side containing eight first-teamers in the second-round match on Tuesday night.

"Up against what was really a League Two side, we had to change our philosophy and I was very proud of my players," said Alton manager Colin Fielder, who was returning to the club he served so well in two spells as a midfielder.

"I would have done the same thing in their position. The senior players gave them a platform to win the game, but we gave them a test."

For full match report, see this week's Herald.