LOOKING BACK

LAVERSTOCK & FORD 3-0 STREET

JONES 66, 67, 72

WHAT’S THE STORY?

The Street’s 8-match unbeaten run in League 1 came to an end with a disappointing 3-0 defeat at Laverstock & Ford.

The Bulldogs struck twice midway through the second half and sealed the win with 18 minutes to go with Laverstock striker Russell Jiones grabbing a hattrick.

The match started with the home side starting strongly and Street keeper Michael Wetherall had to re-act smartly to save at close range from Archie Lovegrove. They maintained the early pressure, making good use of the through ball, before New Street’s first attack saw Alexis Aguero snatch a Shane Lock cross off Ross Cook’s head.

Jordan Matthews sent a free header straight at Weatherall and as the visitors began to find a foothold in the game Cook was narrowly offside and the referee played an advantage when they would have preferred the free kick. Jake Rawkins fired across the face of the Street goal and Cook’s strength and persistence won a corner which was cleared with some difficulty.

Both Max Allen and Reece Rusher was denied by a smart full stretch saves by Bulldog keeper Alexis Aguero and Shane Lock was also inches wide as Street desperately tried to respond.

Michael Owen and Daryll Phillips were introduced as the Street tried to get something from the game but it was Laverstock that could and perhaps should have scored again when Jones and Dom Jackson broke clear but then left the ball to each other and allowing a defender to make the block.

Jackson was foiled by Weatherall and the keeper gratefully held on to a free header from a corner before Street had one final chance but Rusher’s free kick cannoned to safety off the defensive wall, though it was all too little and too late.

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SMITH 87

LEAGUE POSITION 5

ATTENDANCE 143

STREET: Weatherall Pearson (sub Phillips Rusher, Thatcher 70), Lock, Da Cook SUBS NOT , Field, Scott, 76), Morris, , Allen (sub Owen vis (sub Jeffery 55), USED: Le Brun, Tasker 25

HODGSON 90+1 COOK 70, LOCK 74

The Street became history makers as they beat their Hellenic League opponents and put their name in the Second Round draw for the first time in the club’s history.

Street quickly found themselves on the back foot with Cribbs forcing five corners in the opening four minutes largely spearheaded by the pacy Nick Jones on the left flank. Street came back with a Shane Lock effort that was inches too high and a Darryl Phillips lob that the goalkeeper was grateful to see land on the top of the net and another Lock effort went across the face of the goal and the wrong side of the far post. Sean O’Brien was at full stretch to hold on to a low drive from Jake Hodgson, his first save of any real note though Cribbs did fashion one more chance before the whistle, but Hodgson’s shot was both high and wide and the half ended with the visitors perhaps the happier of the two sides.

On the re-start New Street were quicker in to their stride and Cook, one on one with the goalkeeper, slid the ball the wrong side of the post before having a second attempt well saved by Kingston after Lock created the opening. The deadlock was broken when a superb reverse pass from Lock sent Cook clear on the left and he cleverly steered the ball across the keeper and just inside the far post. And just 4 minutes later Lock doubled their advantage when Lock drove forward and from some twenty yards found the bottom left-hand corner of the net with Kingston well beaten.

Cribbs did pull one back deep in stoppage time but the Street would advance into the next round with Adam Pearson a tower of strength in the air when the defence were put under pressure.

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LOCK ON HISTORIC DAY

Shane Lock recently celebrated making 200 appearances for the club but nothing could compare to all of those matches to the victory over Cribbs a couple of weeks ago. The historic victory saw the Street progress to the 2nd round of the FA Vase for the first time in the club’s history.

“It’s absolutely amazing.” said Lock to Word on the Street. “I’ve played in some big games for the club over the years and we have won cup finals, but the victory today with the support we received and to beat a side at the top of their division is probably one of my finest moments in a Street shirt.”

Lock played a crucial part in both goals, playing a reverse pass into Ross Cook, that sent the striker through on goal to score the first. Then the energetic midfielder turned his marker and drilled a low shot from around 20 yards into the bottom corner to extend the Street’s lead. It didn’t however looked like it would be Lock’s afternoon, as he had missed several chances in the first half.

“I was disappointed not to get on the score sheet earlier, the most frustrating thing for me was I didn’t hit the target. But it this is a hard place to come, but we could have been out of sight by the time they scored, I missed 3 chances, Cookies dragged one wide at the start of the second half a should have buried a chance late on. If half of those go in we are looking at 4 different.”

Lock paid tribute to the strength and depth of the Street’s squad following the recent form that has seen Street challenging near the top of the table. “Both John and JC have built a really good squad,” Lock told Word on the Street. a tough task in keeping everyone happy but it nice task to have because we have so many good players to call upon when we need them. We need everyone to push for a place in the team to spur the others on.” “You can understand why we were struggling at first,” Lock said. “We had a few younger players that had to get use to this level of football. Players like Cam Thatcher, Joe Rogers are learning all the time, but we’ve got in players like Ross Cook and Daryll Phillips and they have made a big difference, you need players like them playing at this level and above.” ’s a great win and ’ve nd Mikey Davis -0 and things are

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Manager Jamie Coleman leads the celebrations after the final whistle in our FA Vase victory over Cribbs a couple of weeks ago