GCE HIRE PLANT UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH
AYLESTONE PARK 0 ST NEOTS TOWN 2
Two second half goals saw St Neots beat league leaders Aylestone Park on their own ground, lifting the visitors to within a single point of their hosts with a match in hand. It was an excellent all-round performance from the visitors who were able to name an unchanged starting line-up from their midweek home draw with March Town. Although both goals came after the break the victory was based on a first half display which saw the Saints dominate the home side without putting away their chances. Manager Cameron Mawer was delighted with his side’s performance which ranks as one of their best of the season, and they have the opportunity to cement their position in their next league match at home to Godmanchester Rovers who are currently bottom of the table after a poor start to the season.
Two second half goals saw St Neots beat league leaders Aylestone Park on their own ground, lifting the visitors to within a single point of their hosts with a match in hand. It was an excellent all-round performance from the visitors who were able to name an unchanged starting line-up from their midweek home draw with March Town. Although both goals came after the break the victory was based on a first half display which saw the Saints dominate the home side without putting away their chances. Manager Cameron Mawer was delighted with his side’s performance which ranks as one of their best of the season, and they have the opportunity to cement their position in their next league match at home to Godmanchester Rovers who are currently bottom of the table after a poor start to the season.St Neots got off to the best possible start pinning the host side in their own half and creating four excellent chances in the opening ten minutes. The lively Connor Furlong left his marker for dead but saw his rising shot parried by home goalkeeper Liam Castle who minutes later had to fling himself full length to reach a lengthy effort from Murphy Culkin. Furlong again cut in to test Castle again and then Kieran Barnes shot over the bar after great work by Mike Amaeshike. Aylestone tried hard to stem the flow of attacks by slowing down the game and playing keep ball in their own half but the St Neots momentum continued, and the busy Castle had to sprint 25 yards from his line to smother a shot from Harvey Williams who was played clear by Christian Tavernier. Furlong had another effort saved by the home keeper and then six minutes before the break Corey Bucalossi produced the home sides’ first serious shot comfortably fielded by James Goff. The home sides’ best first half chance came just before the break when Bucalossi shot wide after neat play by former St Neots player Pearson Mwanyongo.,
The second half saw a dramatic change in the pattern of play as the host side switched their tactics to a more attacking style and for a few minutes St Neots were on the defensive with Marshall Keenan squandering Aylestone’s best chance of the match. However, St Neots soon returned to a more confident and positive approach and after 53 minutes Mike Amaeshike (left) was well placed at the far post to knock in a Williams pull back to open the scoring. Five minutes later, the Referee awarded St Neots a penalty but reversed his decision after consulting an Assistant.Aylestone almost levelled when Keenan was played clear, but the underworked St Neots keeper left his line to parry the effort. Then, after 72 minutes, St Neots won a throw in on the right and when Murphy Culkin’s (right) long projection was returned to him by a defender he unleashed an unstoppable shot across the keeper and into the far corner of the net.
The second half saw a dramatic change in the pattern of play as the host side switched their tactics to a more attacking style and for a few minutes St Neots were on the defensive with Marshall Keenan squandering Aylestone’s best chance of the match. However, St Neots soon returned to a more confident and positive approach and after 53 minutes 
Aylestone almost levelled when Keenan was played clear, but the underworked St Neots keeper left his line to parry the effort. Then, after 72 minutes, St Neots won a throw in on the right and when At 2-0 St Neots were able to look comfortable and confidently see out the remainder of the match with man of the match Williams twice having efforts blocked by defender and the home side finished with ten men after Bucalossi was sin-binned by the Referee.
Today’s Travelling Saints Supporters’ Man of the Match, in association with The Greystones Public House, Sawtry – HARVEY WILLIAMS
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