Game 23: Salisbury City 3.1 Oxford United (Blue Square Premier) 12.01.08

This game had been in the diary as soon as the fixtures were announced. Having seen Oxford play in the higher levels of the Football League, it was a bit surreal to think of them playing against Salisbury in a league game.


Salisbury had taken Ed Asafu-Adjaye on loan from Luton the previous day and he had a good debut


Salisbury took the lead after 31 minutes when Ollie Barnes met a Jon Bass cross with a towering leap and headed the ball past Billy Turley.


Twelve minutes later and it was pinch yourself time as the Whites scored a second. The ball was partially cleared from a freekick and Marvin Brown hit the ball in from the edge of the box.


Oxford had a better start to the second half and Yemi scored with 12 minutes to go. He broke down the right wing, pulled inside and hit a shot low to Clarke’s near post which found the net.


The referee was handing out yellow cards like confetti, 8 in total of which 7 went to Oxford players.


Salisbury’s two goal lead was restored moments after the restart. Brown managed to divert the ball high over the outcoming Turley and it dipped in time to spin down and into the net rather than go over the bar.


An unexpected win in front of a crowd of 2,016!