With the club preparing to enter administration, there has been little to excite the loyal supporters this season.

Tonight though, the Terras looked on course to earn at least a point against mid-table Bath City, until the match turned on its head six minutes into the second period.

Defender David Obaze was given his marching orders and the Romans assumed full control with Chris Holland and Darren Edwards bagging the goals that leave rock-bottom Weymouth six points adrift of safety.

Caretaker-boss Ian Hutchinson made two changes from the side that lost out 2-1 at Basingstoke on Saturday. Jordan Rose replaced injury doubt Dean Smith while Jake Reid started ahead of Carl Foster.

The visitors meanwhile, had three ex-Terras in their matchday squad – Sido Jombarti, Marcus Browning and Stuart Douglas.

It was the struggling hosts who started brightest and they should have taken the lead as early as the third minute.

But from Chris Allen’s free-kick following a handball, the unmarked Josh Llewellyn was guilty of a glaring miss at the far post.

The Romans were afforded glimpses of Ryan Harrison’s goal in the opening quarter of an hour but Sekani Simpson fired over from 25 yards and Adam Connelly headed wide from a Lewis Hogg set-piece.

At the other end Llewellyn, under pressure from two City defenders, could only divert Allen’s dangerous low ball over the top before Obaze, raiding the near post from Allen’s corner, came within a whisker of heading home the opener.

Obaze, who was booked straight after following an altercation with Jombarti, was again close to finding the net when in the 32nd minute he headed straight at visiting keeper Ryan Robinson following Scott Dixon’s delivery.

Bath increased the pressure by forcing three corners in quick succession. The Terras stood firm with City being restricted to an ambitious effort from Hogg, which Harrison held on to comfortably.

Rose appeared to be bundled over in the Romans’ penalty area when going for a cross minutes before the break, but referee Lee Swabey ignored the pleas of the Terras’ faithful.

The Terras were again quick out of the traps as the second period got underway – Reid flashing a 20-yard drive wide of the right upright.

However, the home side’s cause suffered a huge blow as defender Obaze was shown his second yellow of the night in the 51st minute following an unfortunate collision with Hogg, right on halfway.

Dixon tested Robinson with a near-post effort soon after but just three minutes later the Romans made their one-man advantage count with the opening goal.

Harrison came for Hogg’s free-kick but was beaten to the punch by Holland, who nodded into an unguarded net.

The Terras’ keeper started to make amends with a double save from substitute Mike Perrott, who capitalised on a loose pass by Dixon.

Bath were now taking the game by the scruff of the neck and saw Hogg go close with an ambitious effort.

The hosts were unable to keep the visitors at bay for much longer and it was 2-0 with 18 minutes to go.

Hogg’s corner was nodded down by Connelly for Perrott, whose rushed attempt was deflected into the path of Edwards for a simple three-yard finish.

Weymouth were presented with a rare opportunity when Rose was hauled down 25 yards from goal. Scott Brice let fly but his fearsome drive was always rising.

Perrott went even closer in the 84th minute with Harrison adjudged to have tipped his strike over the top.

And Bath’s number 14 should have made it three in the closing stages, instead he shot straight at Harrison from just inside the Terras’ box.