Beavon off the mark as Terras hold on
By Nigel Biddlecombe

Malcolm and Chris McPhee both saw efforts fly wide before Beavon broke the deadlock.

Bernard's long clearance was directed on by McPhee to Malcolm and the Terras' wide man played the ball into the box.

Beavon, with his back to goal, controlled and turned in one movement to drill his shot low past the despairing dive of Cole.

Weymouth were caught napping straight from the restart when Constable found Lewis Haldane on the edge of the Terras' penalty area, but Bernard showed great agility to produce a flying right-handed save.

As the home side began to exert pressure on the visitors Mawer had to dive and head clear Constable's cross for a corner, Haldane hit the woodwork with a 30-yard effort and the same player miskicked from ten yards with the goal at his mercy.

Another long clearance from Bernard nearly produced a second goal for Weymouth when McPhee played the ball to Williams.

The Terras' club captain found team captain Robinson, who in turn played a great ball to Beavon.

Unfortunately for the visitors, the striker's effort was saved by Cole.

Oxford came at Weymouth straight from the off in the second half and Constable got the better of Doe, but Bernard saved comfortably.

Malcolm hit a free-kick harmlessly over the bar in the 49th minute. However, the Terras were struggling to get out of their own half as Oxford relentlessly pushed forward.

Constable, Haldane and Odubade all wasted reasonable chances while Marcio dos Santos Gaia, Mawer and Doe all produced good challenges to thwart the home side's efforts.

Beavon latched onto a long kick by Bernard and shot wide, before Stephen Reed brought a good save from Cole as the Terras tried to take some of the pressure off their hard working defence.

Odubade and Haldane went close before the latter was replaced by Michael Husbands, whose first touch was a shot that flashed inches wide of an upright.

The same player then saw a header well saved by the impressive Bernard and another effort clear the crossbar.

However, there was to be no reprieve for Oxford as the hard working Terras held on to take the points in a repeat of last season's corresponding fixture.

WEYMOUTH continued their impressive start to the season as they withstood all Oxford could throw at them at the Kassam Stadium last night to pick up three points.

Stuart Beavon opened his account for the new Blue Square Premier campaign by grabbing the only goal of the game on 17 minutes.

Terras' boss John Hollins named an unchanged side from Saturday's opening day victory over Gray Athletic, and his men were under pressure immediately.

The home side attacked straight from the kick-off through James Constable, but a well-timed tackle from Cameron Mawer cleared the danger. At the other end skipper Anton Robinson was denied by Adam Murray's challenge, before Yemi Odubade shot well over the Terras' crossbar.

Play swung from end to end and Mawer might have done better when he slipped just as he attempted to control a ball from Ryan Williams, while Beavon brought a fine save from Oxford keeper Jake Cole after terrific work down the left by Michael Malcolm.

Richard Bernard saved the visitors with a terrific left-handed stop from Odubade after the United man had muscled past Scott Doe.