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  • HIGHLIGHTS
  • 9) Okeke does well to keep the ball in before crossing for Cowley whose header is just over.
  • 13) A Hewitt run out wide finds Ward whose effort for Banbury flies over the crossbar.
  • NO GOAL
  • 29) Woodhouse's long-range effort goes through Pond and into the net.
  • However, a Banbury man was judged to be impeding the Bulls goalkeeper in an off-side position.
  • 33) Hudson's cross finds the run of Nathan Cameron who is unmarked but his headed is inches over the bar.
  • 42) Okeke battling for the ball before finding Cowley whose curling effort is tipped wide by goalkeeper James Dadge.
  • Banbury United 0 Hereford FC 1
  • 45+1) Andy Williams puts Hereford ahead finishing off a Skinner cross into the box.
  • Banbury United 0 Hereford FC 2
  • 50) A Hereford cross comes out onto the edge of the box where Sturridge handles it.
  • 52) Williams steps up and slots his penalty into the net.
  • 59) A curling effort by Ward looked to be heading into the top corner only for Pond to tip it onto and over bar.
  • Banbury United 1 Hereford FC 2
  • 67) Howkins comes across to clear and handles the ball. Charles steps up for Banbury and nets the resulting penalty.
  • RED CARD
  • 77) Cameron is given a second booking for a foul on the edge of the box.
  • 86) Manny Maja goes close with Banbury with an effort just wide from the edge of the box.
  • RED CARD
  • 86) Aaron Skinner has been sent off for a second bookable offence. Hereford are reduced to nine men.
  • 89) Curtis Pond is forced into a finger tipped save to deny Maja
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  • TEAM NEWS
  • Hereford: Pond, Skinner, Hudson, Teixeira, Babos (Rooney 90+3), Cowley (Ceesay 66), Williams, Okeke, Cameron, Howkins, McHale (Lyden 66)
  • Subs: Sterry, Phillips
  • Hereford make four changes from the side which drew with Buxton on Monday
  • D'Ath is not allowed to play against his former club while Obadayi is loaned from Banbury.
  • Lyden and Phillips also lose their starting places and are moved onto the bench.
  • In come Teixeira, Cowley, Williams and McHale.
  • The first three were on the bench against Buxton, while McHale was absent for personal reasons.
  • Banbury United: Dadge, Davies, Ward, Woodhouse, Fleming, Sturridge, Charles, Hewitt, Light, Beresford, Maja.
  • Subs: Opoku, Njie, Scott, Bunga, Pache
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  • PRE-MATCH
  • HEREFORD have made the trip to Banbury United for their National League North clash this evening.
  • With just four games remaining and Hereford sitting five points outside the play-off positions the Bulls must win tonight to keep any hopes alive.
  • This is the only National League North game on tonight.
  • Tonight's game was originally meant to be played on Good Friday before being postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
  • With Banbury already playing every Tuesday night for the remainder of the season the fixture was quickly penned in for tonight.
  • The Bulls come into tonight's game having won one of their last five league games, drawing two and losing the other two.
  • Paul Caddis' side have conceded nine goals in those last five games and gifted Buxton a second in their 2-2 draw on Monday

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