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LOOKING BACK
KELLY 22, 32 HOOPER 45
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The Street slipped to their third defeat of the season as they could not recover from going two goals down in the first half on the Island.
In bright sunshine the Andover New came close to taking the lead in the opening minute with Luke Hooper forcing a good save from Joe McCormack and the home side then retaliating with two corners in quick succession. Connor Kelly, who was to torment the Street left flank all afternoon, broke clear and his low cross took a deflection off a defender before hitting the post and being cleared to safety.
Newport wasted a free kick on the edge of the “D” – one of many strange decisions over the course of the afternoon – but broke the deadlock after twenty-three minutes when Kelly outpaced the defence on the right and slotted the ball past the advancing O‘Brien in the New Street goal.
Almost immediately the score was doubled as Kelly collected a through ball, this time on the left, the defence appealed vainly for an offside flag that was rightly not raised and the finish again was coolly executed.
Street came back into the game and after McCormack had brilliantly turned a close range shot from Adam Pearson over the bar Street reduced the deficit on the stroke of half time. An attack was stopped on the corner of the penalty area, the referee awarded yet another free kick, and Luke Hooper lifted the ball over the wall and high into the far corner of the net.
The Street battled hard in the second half but were indebted to O’Brien as he saved late on but despite plenty of the ball in the opposition half, the Street could not find the final pass to create an opportunity at goal and would leave the Island pointless.
HAVEN’T WE MET BEFORE? MOMENTS
LEAGUE POSITION 5
ATTENDANCE 98
STREET: O’Brien, Field, Scott, Pearson, Morris, Jeffery (Davis 5), Allen (sub Thatcher 68), Lawton, Lock, Hooper, Cook (sub Hine 25) SUBS NOT USED: Thompson
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Just look at his face! Josh Jeffery can’t believe his strike to put the Street 5-1 up in our previous meeting against Andover Town. Ross Cook and an equally shocked Adam Pearson join in the celebrations.
