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4th March 2006 Snodland 1 Faversham Town 2
Faversham Town boss Cordice used the prison-break analogy more than once after seeing his side come from behind to see off rugged Snodland on Saturday. Snodland appeared to have a good goal disallowed and had midfielder Damien Hodge sent off just after the hour in a game Town did not look like winning until Kris Parker's effort four minutes from time. Cordice knows they are unlikely to enjoy such good fortune when Premier Division leaders Lewisham Borough come calling at Salters Lane on Saturday. It was not all doom and gloom with man of the match Brad Maguire capping a solid display with his first goal of the season. Defender-turned-forward Parker did likewise with that late winner, but Cordice was left sweating all the way to the final whistle. He admitted: "That was a battle and and i think we got out of jail. I thought they had a good goal disallowed. The lads were screaming that it was offside but from where we were standing, it looked a goal. He looked onside and ran on to the ball. "The linesman was in a better position than us so we'll just have to take his word for it!" The cautions came thick and fast in the second half and Cordice said: "I thought they were a very physical side and could have had two or three players sent off. "We battled but we didn't play well. I said to them after the game that we had got lucky, had got out of jail. We battled hard but never produced our best football. Some times that is how football goes." And he added: "The three points is the only real positive to take out of the game. You can afford to have one or two to not playing well and still be ok but for the last two or three weeks we have had four or five not playing well." Parker had a great chance to open the scoring in the first five minutes but could not find a way past goalkeeper Darryl Broadmore after robbing a defender just 10 yards out. Town keeper Tim Holmes then made an excellent save to keep out a well-struck free-kick from Snodland's most impressive player Matt McHugh. The first half drew to a close on a bad note for Town when James Holder was forced off with recurrence of his hamstring problems to be replaced by Matt Tallon. McHugh had another chance which flew over the bar after the break before two goals in two minutes lit up what had been a pretty dull affair. Snodland made the breakthrough when Gary Stock fouled in the box after a lightning turn by a forward and McHugh stepped up to score the resultant penalty with ease. Town sprang to life and levelled just seconds later when Broadmore only half cleared a ball in from Dave Hockley and Maguire sent it back past the keeper on the turn. Hodge went for an early shower for a second bookable offence after pulling back Parker when he was clean through down the right on 63 minutes. But Snodland continued to press and Shaun Mitchell was disappointed to see what looked like a perfectly good goal chalked off for offside after more good work from McHugh on 67 minutes. Kris Browning turned in a much-improved display at the back and he let fly with an ambitious 30 yarder that flew over and then a long Scott Price throw was almost headed into his own net by Lee Reilly. Substitute Kam Singh had a shot saved before Town's winner arrived as the game ticked ominously towards full time. Gary Stock caused panic in the home defence with a dangerous ball in from midfield and when Parker went in to challenge Broadmore, the ball bobbled into the empty net. Cordice is looking for a much-improved display against Lewisham Borough at Salters Lane on Saturday (kick-off 2.45pm). He said: "We have to play better than we did today - get our consistency back and we will do ok against Lewisham. "They won again on Saturday beating Cray 1-0 and let's face it, they are going to be up for it just as much as us. "I know we beat them up there 2-1 but I don't know if they will have the same side. We need to play as a team again. We've not had that the last two weeks. "We are only playing in patches and that is not good enough." Cordice did not play against Snodland and would not be drawn on his chances of lining out on Saturday. He said: "I have always said that when everyone is fit I would be back in the dugout and that's what happened. "We've done ok with me back there but like I have said before, my best days are behind me. However, we will have to see how James Holder is. We'll know more in the week." Town's Top Man - Bradley Maguire: Unfussy defender picked great time to score his first goal this season. Tim Holmes 7, Brad Maguire 8, Scott Price 6, Gary Stock 6, James Holder 6, Kris Browning 7, Julian Beal 6, Dave Hockley 7, Kris Parker 7, John Goodwin 7, Adam Hewitson 7. Substitutes: Matt Tallon (for Holder, 36 minutes) 6, Kam Singh (for Beal, 67) 6, Stuart Smith (for Hewitson, 77) 6.
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