LOOKING BACK

from Andover New Street v Millbrook E Programme 2021-22

by AndoverNewStreetFC

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STREET 4-3 FOLLAND SPORTS

COOK 3, 70 (PEN), 90+2, RUSHER 86 GRAY 14, MANUEL 32, ANDERS 82

WHAT’S THE STORY?

Ross Cook struck in injury-time to secure a valuable six points against fellow promotion chasers Folland Sports in an entertaining 7 goal thriller at Foxcotte Park.

In front of a crowd of 127, Street got off to a flying start when Cook picked up a through ball from Shane Lock to fire past the exposed Follands keeper after just 3 minutes.

Folland replied back on 14 minutes when the Street midfield struggled to get back and Nathan Gray was found unmarked in the penalty area to supply a neat finish. And just after the half-hour mark they took the lead when Fabio Manuel cut in from the left to finish past O’Brien.

The second half saw Street come out on the front foot and after Matt Scott was too high with an effort following a goal mouth scramble, the Street levelled in the 70th minute when substitute Danny Urry was upended by a clumsy challenge in the box and Cook sent the keeper the wrong way from the spot.

Both sides did not appear to want a draw with substitutes from both sides used to good effect and after Cook grazed the bar at one end Follands regained the lead with an all too simple goal. A diagonal ball in from the left, the defence and goalkeeper froze and the tall Ethan Anders rose to steer the ball home with just eight minutes remaining.

Five of those eight minutes had gone when New Street were awarded another free kick on the edge of the area, Whether the Follands wall was mis-aligned was difficult to tell from the side lines but Reece Rusher’s shot seemed to curl past the wall and low in to the bottom corner. 3-3 and a draw looked probably a fair result but still the icing on the cake was to come as far as New Street were concerned.

Into stoppage time and Mikey Davis’s persistence won a corner on the left that he really had no right to win, Rusher’s kick cleared everybody in the box and Cook, outside the far post, took one touch and lashed the ball home to complete his hat trick. spark home euphoria and just precede the final whistle.

HAVEN’T WE MET BEFORE? MOMENTS

SMITH 87

LEAGUE POSITION 4

ATTENDANCE 127

STREET: O’Brien Scott, Morris (sub Davis 72), (sub Urry 60) SUBS NOT Le Brun , Field, Alderman, , Rusher, Thatcher, Allen Lock, Cook, Phillips USED: Jeffery, Pearson,

FAWLEY AFC 1-3 STREET

RAFERTY 75 COOK 16, 84 (PEN), 88

Lightening struck twice as Ross Cook made it back-to-back hat-tricks and ensured Street kept up their league run of 9 straight wins, despite a below par performance.

Cook opened the scoring in the 16th minute when he played a 1-2 with Shane Lock on the edge of the box and the ball sat nicely for the striker to fire home off the inside of the post.

Danny Urry was introduced early in the second half as the Street looked to get the second goal. Rusher was clattered into in the penalty area after a jinking run down the left but the referee waved play on. Street keeper Sean O’Brien then went off injured to be replaced by Michael Weatherall. Rusher was then sin binned after dissent with the referee with just over 15 minutes to go.

Weatherall then had to make a great double save but from the following corner, a free header for the unmarked Tom Raferty levelled the score.

With Fawley on the front foot, the Street broke forward and Shane Lock beat his marker to the ball and was kicked on the back of the foot but stayed on his feet. The referee was quick to point to the spot and Cook was ice cold as he dispatched the penalty to give the Street the lead again.

Fawley started to take risks at the back and with Rusher back on the pitch, the Street broke forward again and Cook was able to find space on the left and was played in to score past the keeper to ensure the 3 points and a move up into 2nd place in the league table. During the celebrations, a skirmish occurred with Fawley’s Tom Munday receiving a red card and Danny Urry receiving a yellow.

HAVEN’T WE MET BEFORE? MOMENTS

LEAGUE POSITION 2

ATTENDANCE 65

STREET: O’Brien (sub Weatherall 70), Field, Scott, Alderman (sub Pearson 86), Morris, Rusher, Allen (sub Urry 60),Thatcher, Lock, Davis, Cook SUBS NOT USED: Phillips, Jeffery

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PEARSON DELIGHTED WITH RETURN

Adam Pearson only made a cameo appearance in the midweek win at Fawley but he was delighted to get back on the pitch after his red card at Cowes Sports and following suspension, which resulted in him being out of the side for longer than expected following the form of his replacement Lewis Alderman.

“Lewes come into the side and played well,” said Pearson. “He’s been a rock at the back and it’s no surprise that he picked up the Player of the Month award of September. His form has been excellent.”

“It’s was frustrating for me as it was a very harsh red card against Cowes. The club backed me in appealing it with the video evidence but it was turned down. I then had to watch from the sidelines as we continued our great run of results.”

The tall defender was forced to come on late in the midweek match at Fawley when Alderman went off injured, at a time when Street had just come back into the game and got back in front through Ross Cook’s penalty.

“It’s not easy coming on into games when it’s that frantic and we were entering the final stages of the game. We had just got back in-front when Lockey was fouled and Cooky has done what he always does and dispatched the penalty away, so it was crucial we didn’t make any mistakes to cost us the points at that late stage.”

“Thankfully we managed to defend their onslaught and caught them on the break to seal the win. It was important to keep that momentum going and the win moved us up into second place. There is a long way to go but we need to be in and around the top places come the latter part of the season.”

“Hopefully Lewes going to be ok, he best possible hands with Pete and he should be back fighting for a place in the side fairly soon. It good to have that competition keeps you on your toes. You or a suspension away from being out of the side

“When you aren’t in the team it can be tough but your there supporting the other 11 players that are on the pitch. As the gaffer keeps saying that there are plenty of games coming thick and fast not just in the league but we have the trip to Cribbs in the FA Vase soon to look forward to as well so everyone will get the game time, those not in the side just need to be ’s in the ’s for places as it ’re only one bad game .”