Match ends, Dover Athletic 1, Eastleigh 2.
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James Constable's double earned Eastleigh a win over fellow high-flyers Dover Athletic that takes them up to fourth place in the National League.
A lacklustre game burst in to life seven minutes after the break when Andy Drury found Constable whose deflected shot put the Spitfires ahead.
Ricky Modeste tapped home the equaliser from Stefan Payne's pass.
But Constable scored his eighth goal of the season on the rebound after Andy Rafferty saved Ben Strevens's penalty.
Constable's initial attempt on the follow-up was also saved by the keeper but he kept his composure and Eastleigh held on to record a fifth away victory of the season and move to within two points of Dover.
The hosts, who remain third despite their first home league loss this term, had the better chances with Payne, Modest and Jack Parkinson all going close but they were unable to salvage a draw.
Line-ups
Dover
Formation 5-3-2
- 30Rafferty
- 2Magri
- 6OrluBooked at 78mins
- 15Grimes
- 5Raggett
- 21Thomas
- 7Modeste
- 18Parkinson
- 17Deverdics
- 9Miller
- 23Payne
Substitutes
- 10Murphy
- 11Diallo
- 12Ajala
- 14Ofori-Acheampong
- 16Sterling
Eastleigh
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 1Flitney
- 4Evans
- 5Turley
- 18Drury
- 3Green
- 6Reid
- 8Payne
- 9ConstableBooked at 72mins
- 7OdubadeSubstituted forLafayetteat 69'minutes
- 14StrevensBooked at 90mins
- 10Reason
Substitutes
- 11Lafayette
- 12Midson
- 13Noice
- 17Cook
- 21Smith
- Referee:
- Robert Whitton
Match Stats
Home TeamDoverAway TeamEastleigh
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home7
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Dover Athletic 1, Eastleigh 2.
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Offside, Dover Athletic. Stefan Payne tries a through ball, but Stefan Payne is caught offside.
Booking
Ben Strevens (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Ben Strevens (Eastleigh).
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Sam Magri (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Stefan Payne (Dover Athletic).
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Paul Reid (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Stefan Payne (Dover Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Dover Athletic.
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Foul by Andy Drury (Eastleigh).
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Aswad Thomas (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Jack Parkinson (Dover Athletic).
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Jai Reason (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
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Attempt saved. Stefan Payne (Dover Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
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Foul by Ross Lafayette (Eastleigh).
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Aswad Thomas (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
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Offside, Dover Athletic. Sean Raggett tries a through ball, but Sean Raggett is caught offside.
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Foul by Paul Reid (Eastleigh).
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Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
