Dandy Town opened a three-point gap at the top of the Premier Division when they grabbed all three points away to Somerset Trojans yesterday.

In the day’s other game, Devonshire Colts drew with Southampton Rangers, and moved level with Robin Hood in second place.

Town endured a sometimes hostile reception at Somerset Cricket Club, as play was held up for several minutes in the first half after Ajai Daniels, the Dandy Town goalkeeper, had stones thrown at him by fans behind the goal.

However, Town stuck to their task, scoring twice in the first half through Tomiko Goater to make certain of victory.

They then made a quick exit out of the ground and on to their team bus as tension grew after the final whistle despite the presence of police. This match was one of the two matches postponed from October 25 after the shooting death of Rickai Swan on October 30 at Southampton Rangers Sports Club.

Jomar Wilkinson, the Town coach, was pleased with the three points, which extends his club’s perfect start in the league to four games.

“I’m very pleased with the performance of the team today, we played collectively as a team,” Wilkinson said. “We came up here with a purpose to get three points and the commitment they showed to defending was superb.”

Goater was denied a hat-trick when he had a rebound blocked in the final minute.

“He’s doing a good job, working hard in training, and he’s starting to reap his rewards,” Wilkinson said. “As long as he stays honest, we’re going to see some good things from Goater.”

Colts also remain unbeaten in their first season back in the top flight, although it has now been three straight draws for them after yesterday’s 1-1 result at Southampton Oval.

“I have to be satisfied with a point on the road,” Jay Bean, the Colts coach, said. “I’m not overly satisfied because we could have picked up all three points. We had enough chances.”

Lozendro Symonds missed a penalty for Colts midway through the second half when the score was 1-1.

“As for the penalty miss, we have to do better with that,” Bean said. “We have missed a few penalties over the last season and a half. Twelve yards out with just the goalkeeper [to beat], I believe we should be able to score. But that’s something we will work on in training and get better at.”

Tied for second after five games represents a good start to the season for Colts, who were promoted last season.

“I am very impressed with the way we have started,” Bean said.

“We just got promoted and I am sure there is a target on our back. So every week that these guys come out and perform — and we are still undefeated — so we have to be happy with that.

“We are going to pick up our points.

“The main thing we are trying to do is to survive and anything better than that will be a bonus.”

The FA Cup preliminary round also took place yesterday, with the main game involving Somerset Eagles and Butterfield & Vallis, of the Corona League.

The lowliest team in the competition, B&V battled to a 3-3 draw at White Hill Field, with Armel Thomas, the B&V coach, praising his side for their display.

“As you know we have a veteran team, so I think we’ll play much better if we play on a smaller field,” Thomas said.

“The Eagles have a young side and they ran hard at us. We were missing a key player today in Keith Jennings [the Rangers coach].

“However, at the end of the day, I have to take my hat off to the guys and I’m delighted that we were able to come away with the tie.”

Elsewhere, Young Men’s Social Club beat Paget 1-0, while Flanagan’s Onions won 3-2 at X-Roads.