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26th August 2006 By JAMES BROWN Greenwich Borough 1 Faversham Town 2 TWO goals of exceptional quality by Kris Parker lit up a match that was anything but at Harrow Meadow on Saturday. Utility man Parker, thrust into the attack for the last half hour, broke the deadlock against the run of play with a fantastic header on 80 minutes. HEAD START...Faversham Town skipper James Holder rises high
Former Faversham Town wing-back Bingi Grant pulled a goal back for league leaders Greenwich Borough five minutes later. But Parker was not to be denied and produced an even better header to claim all three points in the dying seconds. Town boss Terry Cordice said: “We were below par for much of the game but then we go and produce two brilliant bits of football and have come away with three points. “The two goals were top class. We haven’t played well here today, but that’s a brilliant result. Get in there!” Substitute Dave Hockley added much-needed life to the midfield after replacing Steve Aslett on 69 minutes. BEHIND YOU!..two-goal Kris Parker closes in watched by Julian Beal (right)
And it was his ball into the corner that led to Town’s first goal with Jason Mills sending in a fabulous ball with his left foot. Parker was lurking at the near post and grabbed the lead with a cracking header that flew past Michael Holder in the Borough goal.. Grant did not give himself much of a chance to make an impact at Salters Lane before moving on last season. But he served notice of his undoubted ability with a firm right-foot finish after poor defending in the 85th minute. The goal seemed destined to force a share of the points as the referee’s watch ticked into time added on in South London. But Parker broke Borough’s hearts with another fabulous header with just seconds left to play. Young Dane Luchford, 21, deserves great credit for resisting the temptation to dive in as he closed down Danny Tipple in the bottom right-hand corner. And when the ball was only half cleared, Junior Farrell sent in a pin-point cross to Parker who powered a terrific header to the left of Holder and into the corner. Jubilant Parker said: “We didn’t play well today but have still come away with a terrific result and that has to be a good sign. TWO GOOD...Kris Parker celebrates his brace after the final whistle
“It’s a very small pitch here and that led to a scrappy game. Your control has to be spot on or you lose possession and that happened all too often. “But when we did get the ball down and find some width, we scored two goals. I’m really pleased to have been on the end of two great moves.” Town's Top Man: Kris Parker - Heads he wins with two cracking goals. Town: Tony Diment 6, Junior Farrell 6, Jason Mills 6, Wes Hammond 7, James Holder 7, Gary Stock 7, Julian Beal 6, Steve Aslett 6, John Goodwin 6, Dane Luchford 6, Kris Parker 8. Substitutes: Stuart Smith (for Goodwin, 62 minutes) 6, Dave Hockley (for Aslett, 69) 7, Dean Abrahams (for Beal, 72) 6. Full match report and quotes to follow tomorrow (Sunday)
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