COXY DOUBLE KEEPS PUNJAB ON PROMOTION TRAIL

2 goal hero Andrew Cox on the ball

Punjab United 4 Cold Ashby Rovers 2 (Away Game)

Duncan Homer

Michael Chong

Andrew Cox (2)

HT 3-2

Team news for the fixture showed the return of rested trio Duncan Homer, Simon Kent and Gary Park all restored to the starting line up.

Punjab travelled to the countryside to pick up 3 vital points in there pursuit of promotion against Cold Ashby Rovers with a good 4-2 win.

Punjab took the lead inside 4 minutes when Duncan Homer curled home a direct corner to put the visitors in front.

Duncan Homer -1st goal

Skipper Paul Hetherington then supplied the pass that put the visitors 2-0 up with a superb 40 yard ball that picked out Michael Chong who clipped the ball over the keeper then rolled the ball into the empty net for 2-0.

10th goal of the season for Michael Chong

Paul Hetherington then hit a shot from the edge of the box that the keeper couldnt hold that enabled Andrew Cox to hammer home for his 23rd goal of the season.

Skipper Paul Hetherington in action

Cold Ashby somehow got a foothold back into the game with two goals in the last 5 minutes of the first half to go in 3-2 down at the break.

With chances going begging from both sides in the second half Punjab scored the all important fourth goal when Andrew Cox beat 4 men before laying the ball into Hassan Mumin,he put the ball back into the danger zone and Andrew Cox showed great composure before finding the bottom left corner for 4-2 with his 24th goal of the campaign.

Team:- Bhandal, Homer, Huseyin, Hetherington(p)(c), Kent, Mumin, Pitra, Park, Saini, Cox, Chong
(subs: Huseyin for Millington 65 mins, Kent for Bright 74 mins, Chong for Crawford 82 mins, subs not used Carvalho, Caka)

Man of the Match: (Michael Chong:- Worked tirelessly for the cause and capped a good performance with a neat finish)