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ROYALISTS HOLD OFF EASTLEIGH
Windsor & Eton came away from Eastleigh with a creditable point after picking up a goal-less draw against the promotion hopefuls.
Windsor manager Dave Carroll decided to rest seven players including Paul Holsgrove, Peter Holsgrove, Lee Holsgrove, Michael Barima, Justin Skinner and Belal Aiteouakrim.

Manager Dave Carroll Made His Comeback
With resting players came the introduction of a couple of new ones in Luc-Oliver One and Hamad Harrack who have both impressed in recent reserve team games.
The match itself was never bursting with opportunities although the hosts were almost gifted a goal in the opening ten seconds.
A harmless backpass from Dominic White should have been cleared with ease by Chuck Martini but instead his clearance ricocheted off Andy Forbes and just wide of the post.
Early changes were enforced on both sides with Ryan Parsons replacing Adam Goldie for Windsor and Alex Haddow replacing Ryan Ashford for Eastleigh.
It was Haddow who made the faster impression and almost put his side ahead when Forbes headed down a cross and Haddow volleyed goalwards with Martini making a routine save.
The second half could have gone either way and it was Eastleigh again who had the early chance with Craig McAllister forcing Martini into a good save.
Windsor enjoyed a moment of applying pressure to the Eastleigh defence and should have got themselves in front.
Dave Carroll, playing his first match in nine weeks, sent in a perfect cross for Joe Nartey and his point blank effort was well saved by Lee Webber.
The resulting corner, taken by Carroll, was cleared as far as Spencer Walsh who was able to shoot and Webber again did well to tip the ball over.
Yet another Carroll corner was played sort to Harrack and his perfectly weighted cross found the head of Parsons but went agonisingly wide.
Carroll then decided that an hour was enough for a comeback and withdrew himself and brought on Terry O'Connor and shortly after replaced Fabian Forde with Keith Scott.
Having been the hero last week Scott had the perfect chance to do it again when Nartey flicked on Martini's clearance Scott was through but totally scuffed his effort.
Into injury time and Windsor had one last effort when Eloumani's cross was headed goalwards by Scott and O'Connor beat Webber to the ball but Danny Smith was on hand to get the ball clear.
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