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26/12/2025, Spencer Stadium, Banbury, England
Central Division, Southern League
Banbury Vs Royston

Banbury play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, and line up with: A Arnott (GK) , E Whelan (CB) , R Manuel (CB) , Z James (RB) , N Rodgerson (LB) , M Kelty (CM) , M Aminu (CDM) , R McCune (CDM) , K Higgins (RM) , J Bower (LM) , J Poyner (ST) And the subs are: R James (CB) , J McRoberts (CB) , B Barrack (CM) , J McClaren (CM) , P Brunton (ST)

Royston play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: B Pollick (GK) , R Poyner (CB) , R Rees (CB) , R Howell (RB) , S Fulani (LB) , P Hines (CDM) , J Coughlin (CAM) , R Black (RM) , B Cooper (LM) , D Lang (ST) , F McClung (ST) And the subs are: J McCowen (CB) , D MacAlastair (CB) , K Jones (CM) , R Braden (CM) , D Marn (ST)
Welcome to Spencer Stadium in Banbury, England where Banbury United will face Royston Town.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Central Division, Southern League.  The attendance is 1320.

1' - Banbury kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Robert McCune plays the ball to Ronald Manuel.  Ronald Manuel passes to Matt Aminu.  Matt Aminu finds Robert McCune with a long pass.  Robert McCune spots a run from Mark Kelty.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

12' - Ellis Whelan tackles Joshua Coughlin and the ball goes loose.  Ellis Whelan slides the ball to Ronald Manuel.  Ronald Manuel finds Kieran Higgins with a short pass.  Kieran Higgins spots a run from Mark Kelty.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Mark Kelty is able to control the ball.  Mark Kelty hits a shot...but its wide!

14' - Robert McCune spots a run from Jonathan Bower.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Jonathan Bower  is unable to take the ball down!  

15' - Matt Aminu tackles Peter Hines and the ball goes loose.  Jonathan Bower spots a run from Jordan Poyner.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

16' - Ron Black passes a long ball to Peter Hines.  Peter Hines sees David Lang making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but David Lang has strayed offside!  

18' - Kieran Higgins plays a long pass to Zach James.  Zach James plays the ball to Robert McCune.  Robert McCune crosses the ball into the box, but Rob Rees intercepts the ball.  

22' - Peter Hines slides the ball to Stuart Fulani.  Stuart Fulani plays a short pass to Fraser McClung.  Fraser McClung takes the ball past Robert McCune with a turn of pace.  

23' - Fraser McClung sees Joshua Coughlin making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Joshua Coughlin has strayed offside!  

27' - Rhod Howell slides the ball to Peter Hines.  Peter Hines plays a long ball to Rob Rees.  Rob Rees passes to Ron Black.  Ron Black curves the ball into the box, but Mark Kelty intercepts and takes possession.  

32' - Joshua Coughlin finds Rex Poyner with a long pass.  Rex Poyner passes to Peter Hines.  Robert McCune successfully tackles Peter Hines and the ball goes loose.  Ellis Whelan finds Robert McCune with a long pass.  Robert McCune passes to Mark Kelty.  Mark Kelty sees Jordan Poyner making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Jordan Poyner is able to take the ball.  Jordan Poyner shoots...but the ball flies wide of the post!

33' - Blake Pollick chips a long ball to Stuart Fulani.  With a turn of pace, Stuart Fulani beats Robert McCune.  

34' - Stuart Fulani attempts to unleash a long range shot...and its in! It's a nice goal from Stuart Fulani for Royston!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

34' - Banbury kick the ball off for the restart.  

36' - Zach James finds Jonathan Bower with a short pass.  Jonathan Bower passes to Zach James.  Zach James slides the ball to Robert McCune.  David Lang tackles Robert McCune and the ball goes loose.  Peter Hines sees a run from Bradley Cooper.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Bradley Cooper is able to take the ball.  Bradley Cooper hits a shot towards goal...but the shot is offtarget!

40' - Alexander Arnott slides the ball to Robert McCune.  Robert McCune finds Zach James with a long ball.  Zach James plays a short pass to Matt Aminu.  Matt Aminu plays the ball to Jonathan Bower.  Jonathan Bower sees Mark Kelty making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Mark Kelty takes the ball.  Mark Kelty attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but Blake Pollick deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Banbury.  Kieran Higgins places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Rob Rees.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Royston kick the ball off for the restart.  

47' - Rhod Howell passes the ball to Joshua Coughlin.  Joshua Coughlin slides the ball to Rob Rees.  Rob Rees plays the ball to Stuart Fulani.  With a turn of pace, Stuart Fulani beats Matt Aminu.  

49' - Stuart Fulani passes a long ball to Peter Hines.  Peter Hines passes to David Lang.  David Lang takes the ball past Kieran Higgins with a turn of pace.  

49' - David Lang sees a run from Joshua Coughlin.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Joshua Coughlin runs on to the ball.  Joshua Coughlin looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Joshua Coughlin for Royston!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

50' - Banbury kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Rob Rees is going to be taken off.  Daniel MacAlastair is brought on from the bench.  

54' - Robert McCune sees a run from Jordan Poyner.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Jordan Poyner takes the ball.  Jordan Poyner tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Jonathan Bower is first to the loose ball...Jonathan Bower strikes the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Mark Kelty is first to the loose ball...Mark Kelty looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Robert McCune is going to be taken off.  Joey McClaren joins the game from the bench.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Rex Poyner is going to be taken off.  John McCowen is going to be brought on.  

55' - Bradley Cooper sees a run from Fraser McClung.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Fraser McClung  is unable to take the ball down!  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mark Kelty is going to be taken off.  Brendan Barrack joins the game from the bench.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Fraser McClung is going to be taken off.  Davie Marn joins the game from the bench.  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ellis Whelan is going to be taken off.  Jamie McRoberts is brought on from the bench.  

60' - Jamie McRoberts passes a long ball to Matt Aminu.  Matt Aminu crosses the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

66' - Brendan Barrack passes a long ball to Jamie McRoberts.  Jamie McRoberts whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Peter Hines.  

71' - John McCowen passes the ball to Bradley Cooper.  Bradley Cooper plays a long ball to Joshua Coughlin.  Joshua Coughlin curls in a cross, and manages to find Ron Black.  Ron Black is brought down by Joey McClaren.  The referee blows his whistle and awards a penalty!  Davie Marn stands over the ball, preparing to take the penalty.  He tries  to strike the ball into the bottom corner...but the ball flies wide of the post!

72' - Alexander Arnott finds Jamie McRoberts with a long pass.  Jamie McRoberts sees Joey McClaren making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Joey McClaren  is unable to take the ball down!  

75' - Bradley Cooper slides the ball to Rhod Howell.  Rhod Howell passes to Peter Hines.  Peter Hines passes to David Lang.  David Lang takes the ball past Ronald Manuel with a turn of pace.  

76' - David Lang fires a shot from long range towards goal...but the shot is offtarget!

79' - Brendan Barrack finds Joey McClaren with a short pass.  Joey McClaren plays a long pass to Nick Rodgerson.  Nick Rodgerson finds Brendan Barrack with a short pass.  Brendan Barrack runs with the ball, beating Daniel MacAlastair.  

80' - Brendan Barrack tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but its wide!

84' - Blake Pollick finds John McCowen with a long pass.  Kieran Higgins successfully tackles John McCowen and gains possession for his team.  Kieran Higgins hits the ball long to Matt Aminu.  Matt Aminu sees a run from Jordan Poyner.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Jordan Poyner runs on to the ball.  Jordan Poyner looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Jordan Poyner scores!  That's a wonderful goal from the Banbury player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

84' - Royston kick the ball off for the restart.  

87' - Daniel MacAlastair plays a long pass to Stuart Fulani.  Stuart Fulani curls in a cross and finds Peter Hines.  Peter Hines hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but its wide!

90' - Kieran Higgins runs with the ball, beating John McCowen.  



The match has ended Banbury United 1 - 2 Royston Town.