Shay sorrow
By Nigel Biddlecombe

WEYMOUTH dropped into the Blue Square Premier relegation zone following a 2-1 defeat at The Shay Stadium on Saturday.

The struggling Terras started with three new faces as manager John Hollins gave debuts to keeper Stepen Henderson, defender Moses Swaibu and striker Tony Bedeau.

Halifax were first to press, but Jon Shaw shot well over the bar after just 50 seconds.

Play switched quickly to the other end as new loan signing Bedeau and Stuart Beavon combined, providing Nick Crittenden with a chance, but his effort was too high.

Both keepers saw action with Henderson saving well from Danny Forrest, Simon Heslop and Shaw while home number one Adam Legzdins spread himself cleverly to keep out Bedeau's close range shot.

With 29 minutes gone Weymouth took the lead when Beavon played Marcus Browning into space on the right.

Bedeau, who was proving a handful on his Terras debut, hit a shot straight at the keeper and saw another effort well saved.

Tom Kearney's shot was deflected wide before the Terras had a goal disallowed in the 40th minute when Beavon had evaded Tom Clarke's weak challenge to fire home.

However, the referee pulled play back for a foul against the Weymouth striker.

During the interval heavy rain began to sweep across the ground making conditions - on an already poor surface - very difficult.

Within three minutes of the second period Beavon was put through by Robinson, but his shot was blocked and cleared.

Halifax levelled the scores in the 59th minute when Legzdins gathered Jack Compton's corner and released Lewis Killeen with a quick throw.

He fed Forrest whose pass found Andy Campbell, the ex-Middlesbrough man having time to run on and fire past Henderson.

This success breathed new life into the Shaymen as Anthony Griffith fired wide and Forrest shot well over the bar, before the second goal arrived on 78 minutes.

Campbell made the most of a fortunate deflection to find Heslop with a crossfield ball.

The midfielder ran unchallenged before releasing a fierce 30-yard strike that left Henderson with no chance.

With three minutes of stoppage time having been played Forrest released Campbell whose run appeared to have been halted by a Scott Doe tackle.

However, referee Quinn saw differently - awarding a penalty and dismissing Doe.

Weymouth's frustration got the better of them, and both Simon Weatherstone and Crittenden were cautioned for dissent.

When Shaw eventually took the kick Henderson dived to his right to beat the effort out, but the referee's whistle blew immediately to call the match to a halt and condemn the Terras to another defeat.