MARCH TOWN 3 ST NEOTS TOWN 1
Andre Williams was the one of the stars of the St Neots U18 side in the 2016-2018 seasons scoring 26 goals in 45 appearances and he came back to haunt his peers with a superb 89th minute goal to clinch victory for March Town, as St Neots were pushing hard for a late equaliser. It was a second league defeat for Cameron Mawer’s side this season as they try to catch up a small backlog of league matches. They had pulled back an early first half goal to level the scores after half an hour, but the Manager will not have been impressed by his sides’ overall performance that saw too few clear chances created. The home defence looked resolute and sure but St Neots lacked a cutting edge with key players Kieran Barnes and Sam Willis unable to make an impact. Manager Mawer elected to go with the side that had recorded the weekend victory at Leicester other than including Nathan George in defence for the unavailable Charlie Bowen.
After a cautious opening by both with no real forward impetus the home side took the lead with the first significant attack of the match after ten minutes when Matt Foy capitalised on a mishit clearance to net from close range. St Neots responded with their first serious attacking moves but Kieran Barnes shot over the bar and Harvey Williams dragged his effort wide of the far post. 
Then after half an hour the visitors were back in the match when Harvey Williams (right) volleyed an equaliser from a Connor Furlong cross top the far post. However, parity was only maintained for seven minutes and then March regained the lead with a controversial goal. Flo Tsagium looked to be three yards offside when he was played clear on the right but the flag stayed down and his early cross set up Dan Cotton for a tap-in finish. St Neots protests went unheard, and March then squandered another good opening when Jack Withers sent a free header from a corner wide of its target a minute before half time.
Then after half an hour the visitors were back in the match when The visitors needed to make an early impact after the break but Williams shot over when well placed and Nathan George saw his shot from a Barnes corner blocked by a defender. Robbie Parker was St Neots saviour getting back to clear off the line with his keeper beaten and then the lively Dan Cotton went clear but sent his shot wide. A series of substitutions by both sides followed but the visitors failed to make a significant impact on the resolute home defence and from a long throw by Danny Emmington, the unmarked Withers headed over the bar. St Neots threw players forward in search of a late equaliser but were hit on the break a minute from time by that late Andre Williams strike that settled the outcome.
Tonight’s Saints Supporters’ Man of the Match – in association with The Greystones Public House, Sawtry – HARVEY WILLIAMS
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