The Hereford Times

Fry’s late header gives county win

12:10pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Herefordshire FA 1 Oxfordshire FA 0 A LAST-gasp header from Josh Fry gave Herefordshire a fine, but perhaps fortunate, win in the Midland Counties Under-16 Youth Championship.

Fry struck in injury-time after Joe Loftus raced down the right-flank to deliver a pin-point cross.

Earlier, Oxfordshire rattled the crossbar in the first half and forced Herefordshire goalkeeper, Ed Coombes, into making a couple of excellent saves.

Oxfordshire attacked for most of the second half but Coombes and his defenders worked hard to keep out the lively visiting forwards.

HEREFORDSHIRE FA host Derbyshire FA on Sunday and then Birmingham County FA on Tuesday in the Midland Counties Under-16 Youth Championship.

Both matches are being held at Pegasus Juniors’ Old School Lane ground.

The Herefordshire squad for the matches: Ashley Stubbs, Adam Parker, Ashley Weston, Ross Powell, Ryan Davis (all Credenhill Juniors); Ed Coombes, Josh Fry, Zac Brimble, Luke Griffiths (all FC Phoenix); Charles Anderson, Josh Watson, Nick Evans (Kington Town); Chris Ternouth (Bartestree); Joe Loftus (Weston Youth); Aidan Thomas (Hereford Lads Club); Sam Critchard (Ledbury Town Swifts); Matt Gwynne (Bromyard Town); Will Tolley (Westfields); James Cartwright (Hereford United).