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MAIDENHEAD UNITED 2 (1) |
BANBURY UNITED 0 |
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One classy performance, two well taken goals,
and three invaluable points was the satisfying sum of the Magpies'
efforts against Banbury United tonight (Thursday) at York Road. The Magpies started on the front foot and never relinquished their stranglehold on the contest. After numerous opportunities to score, the woodwork denying Dwane Lee and Darti Brown, and Ashley Smith scuffing his shot when just five yards out, the hosts got the all-important goal on 34 minutes when Neville Roach swivelled and volleyed the ball from distance with his left foot inside the far post. It was a cracking effort and totally deflated the visitors. When Dwane Lee nodded in a Smith corner in the first minute of the second half the points were assured. The Magpies were man for man more focused and sharper than their Oxfordshire rivals, and a similar performance back at Banbury on Saturday should deliver the three points the Magpies need to ensure a play-off place. |
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Magpies: Ramos, Nisbet, Behzadi, Lee, Sterling, Cooper, Fenton (73 Parsons), Brown Da, Hughes (52 Newman), Roach (76 Romeo), Smith. Unused subs: Osman, Carpenter. Goals: Roach 34, Lee 47. Gate: 424. Puritans: Murrell, Bridges, Kinch, Sullivan, Jackson, Pond, Stanbridge, Redknapp, Gooderick (76 Bryan), McKay (56 Forinton), Nicholls (52 Gardner). Caution: Stanbridge 40. |