Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Spalding United 2nd with 85 points, Banbury United 12th with 60, 25 apart. On recent form Spalding United sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Spalding United 2.45 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Banbury United 1.21 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.49.
Spalding United entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Spalding United held 13 points of 15 and Banbury United 5.
Sir Halley Stewart Field staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Spalding United led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Spalding United: Yusifu Ceesay (10') · Banbury United: Luke Stokoe (60'), Chris Wreh (87')




