A FIRST-HALF Dave Allen strike secured AFC Totton a 1-0 win at Ringwood Town.

Young goalkeeper Josh Cotton, filling in for injured Stags No1 Shane Murphy, had little to do in a game of few chances played on a bone-dry pitch.

The deciding goal arrived on 12 minutes when assistant boss Adam Wilde set up the experienced Allen to sweetly lift the ball over the advancing keeper.

Totton manager Louis Langdown, who made a late cameo appearance, leads the Stags to Hamble Club on Tuesday (7.45pm).