Langmead delighted as Puritans make it four out of four
Banbury United struck another late winner on Saturday as they secured their fourth victory on the spin.
Josh Flanagan’s 88th minute goal against Barwell followed on from other victories secured in the last five minutes against St Ives and Spalding, and put United within four points of the play-off places ahead of the SPL Premier Division Central’s midweek games in which they weren’t involved.
And speaking to Puritans Radio after the game, boss Kelvin Langmead was delighted with another three points.
He said: “It was better late than never. It was a bit like the other night where we dominated the game and played some really good stuff but maybe just lacked a cutting edge again.
"But set pieces are a massive part of the game and they’ve won us the last two, so I’m delighted with that and the clean sheet and saw loads of stuff I’m really happy with.
"These kinds of games become harder the longer they go on and when you’re not taking your chances because it can eventually just bite you which is something I mentioned to the lads at half-time, and we had a bit of luck when their lad went through one-on-one late on.
"But we did lots of positive things going forward and I was really pleased with the lads at the back as well who put a right shift in and I’m delighted with the clean sheet.
"We’ve got decent momentum at the moment but it’s not something I want us to get carried away with, more something I want us to enjoy and build on.
"We’re getting more and more clean sheets and our defensive record has been really good over the last ten to 15 games, so we’re in a really good spot and I want everyone to enjoy it as we’ve had some difficult patches during the season so far.”
Tuesday night’s Oxfordshire Senior Cup quarter-final match was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
Banbury then face a trip to Halesowen Town on Saturday, who lay in fifth spot following the weekend’s games.