Shortwood United hit back from a goal down to end Evesham United’s unbeaten away record in Southern League Division One South and West on Tuesday evening.
Nick Peare fouled Nick Stanley in the 21st minute, resulting in a yellow card for the Shortwood man. The free-kick was taken by Sean Wood and it curled past everyone and into the bottom right corner with a motionless Tom King seemingly unsighted.
Shortwood levelled when Marley Thomas’ cross was headed in by Liam Meredith in the 32nd minute and it remained 1-1 at the break.
Striker Lance Smith went on from the bench for Evesham in the 57th minute and he should have given Paul Collicutt’s side the lead after Dan Macdonald’s pass five minutes later, but he fired over the bar the goal gaping.
Almost immediately Shortwood made Evesham pay, with Jake Lee touching Thomas’ pass into the net from close range in the 63rd minute.
Joe White then took centre stage, going on as a substitute in the 82nd minute and scoring with his first touch seconds later, finding himself through on goal with time and space after Nick Humphrey’s free-kick was not dealt with by the visiting defence.
Macdonald saw a low free-kick saved by King, low to his left, but Evesham did pull one back in the third minute of time added on when Smith forced the ball over the line from inside the six yard box.
But Shortwood held on to register their fourth successive league win, leapfrogging Evesham, who drop to seventh.
Shortwood United: T King; S Rawlings, A Lewis, N Halford, N Humphreys; M Thomas (S Taylor 86), N Peare, S Hicks (J Singh 72), M Bennett; J Lee, L Meredith (J White 82). Subs not used: A Sykes. A Price.
Evesham United: K Sawyer; L McGrory (C Brown 82), M Sysum, L Dovey, W Wellon; G Washbourne (L Smith 57), A Williams, S Wood (L Harding 67), N Stanley; A Mann, D Macdonald. Sub not used: M Jackson.
Referee: Phil Staynings.
Attendance: 108.
Report by Jon Palmer in Gloucester Citizen
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