Terras’ boss Ian Hutchinson made two changes from last week’s defeat to Dover Athletic.

Jamie Frampton replaced the injured Jordan Vincent and Kyle Critchell returned to relegate Jordan Rose to the bench.

Joining Rose as substitutes were Austin Byfield as cover goalkeeper, and Nathan Loader.

Weymouth elected to start with just one up front – Josh Llewellyn – meaning that there was no place in the starting line-up for Jake Reid.

Weymouth were first to threaten when Ross Kitteridge’s weak clearance was snapped up by Llewellyn, but the front man saw his effort deflected for a corner.

Terras’ keeper Ryan Harrison coped comfortably with Tom Williamson’s corner, but had no chance when the home side opened the scoring in the 15th minute.

The hosts were awarded a free-kick just outside the penalty area, which Steve Laidler took. His floated ball evaded the Terras’ defence and Fraser Franks was on hand to power home from close range.

Five minutes later Llewellyn had a chance to level the scores, but Kitteridge was quickly off his line to block with his feet.

David Obaze did well to clear after Laidler was put through by David Pratt, before the home side earned three corners in quick succession.

However, the visiting defence denied any clear opportunities for a shot at goal before Harrison was able to grasp the third of these kicks.

Jamie Frampton’s 31st minute free-kick caused the home side a problem, but when the ball was returned to him – following a poor clearance – his second delivery was poor.

Llewellyn was on hand to flick on a ball from Chris Allen in the 41st minute but the home keeper was able to save reasonably comfortably.

A free-kick taken by Ashley Mitchell hit Rose and rebounded to Robert Rice, but his 25-yard shot flew well over the crossbar.

With the clash a minute into first half stoppage time, the referee made the decision that proved to be the turning point of the game.

Rice had outjumped Simon Rad-cliffe and headed across the penalty area, Carl Foster and Williamson both slid in to attack the ball – which both missed – only for the official to blow his whistle and point towards the penalty spot.

Both sets of players seemed be-mused by the decision and were even more surprised when Mr Venamore indicated that he had awarded a penalty.

Obviously unwilling to look a gift horse in the mouth Phil Ruggles stepped up and drilled the ball past Harrison.

Before the second half could start the crowd witnessed the sight of Scott Brice and Ryan Harrison lifting Simon Radcliffe up on their shoulders to repair the goal net, this in the absence of a ladder.

When the action got underway it was all Weymouth – playing with the wind at their backs – as Kyle Critchell floated two free-kicks into the penalty area within the opening three minutes – sadly both Obaze and Brice were off target with their headed attempts.

Foster was outmuscled by Mitchell as he tried to get on the end of a cross by the hard-working Llewellyn before Frampton and Rose combined to put Chris Allen through on goal, although Kitteridge was able to smother the midfielder’s effort.

Basingstoke’s first serious foray into Weymouth territory – of the second half – came in the 67th minute, as Williamson blazed a free- kick high over the bar and into the car park.

Obaze was off target with a header from Allen’s corner before the referee was on hand to save the home side after Kitteridge had spilled Llewellyn’s cross at the feet of Rose and saw fit to penalise the Terras’ substitute after both he and the keeper had attempted to get to the loose ball.

Basingstoke’s best chance of the second period came in the 84th minute when Williamson and Pratt worked an opening on the right flank for Ian Jones, but the wingman’s cross flew across the Terras’ penalty area without attracting a touch.

Weymouth pulled a goal back three minutes from the end when Reid played a ball into Allen who touched on to the on-rushing Rose.

The ex-Bashley man hit his shot first time, from 14 yards, past a static Kitteridge.

As the game moved into added time the Terras were unable to grab an equaliser which their performance deserved and were left rueing the penalty decision which definitely proved to be the difference between the two sides.