BLASTFROMTHEPAST

SATURDAY31st JANUARY2015

Max York was withdrawn at half time with new man Sam Harty deputizing and he quickly set up Hillard for a weak finish. However just past the hour a Matt Spring corner was scraped off the line by Bedwell as far as Hilliard and his well directed shot towards the top corner of the net brought the save of the match from the visiting keeper. Tahin looked lucky only to pick up a yellow card after what looked like an elbow on Tann and in a bid to insert more pace to their attack St Neots sent on Lorenzo Ferrari. In a rare Banbury sortie forward the versatile Jack Wilkinson moved from midfield to full back did well to clear off the St Neots line meantime frustration was growing with several promising St Neots attacks ended by the offside flag. Mitchel-King volleyed over the bar and when another disappointing draw looked to be St Neots fate they snatched a winnerthreeminutesfromtime.Hartysetupthechancewithacrossfromthe right and when Ferrari’s initial shot was blocked Drew Roberts displayed his predatoryskillsbeingintherightplaceattherighttimewithaclinicalfinish.A secondgoalhadalwayslookedlikelytoclinchthepointsanditcouldhavebeen evenbetteratthedeathbutforasmartsavebyBedwellfromMattSpring.

St Neots Town: Bastock, York, Bickerstaff, Mitchel-King, Tann, Ward, Hilliard, Spring,Mackey,Roberts,Wilkinson

Subs:Harty(forYork46),Ferrari(forBickerstaff67),Vieira(forMackey74),Ford andPlowright.

Cards:none

Goals:Hilliard(34mins),Roberts(87mins)

Banbury United: Bedwell, White, Martin, Cray, Hartigan, Ryan, Green, Martin, Tahin,Howards,Brown

Subs: George (for Howards 55), Walcott (for Gilbert 67), Lewars (for Tahin 75) TappinandPope.

Cards:Green(Y–44),Tahin(Y–63).Hartigan(Y–77)

Goals:Tahin(9mins)

Attendance:319

Referee:SamLewis(Flitwick)

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