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FOOTBALL: Didcot sunk by late goal

8:28am Thursday 11th March 2010

Joe Coleman scored a late winner for Banbury United as they beat Didcot Town 1-0 in their Zamaretto Southern League Premier Diviison match at Spencer Stadium on Tuesday Didcot came the closest to breaking the deadlock when Martin Brown hit the bar.

After the break, Banbury keeper Mark Scott denied Mark Draycott.

Late on, Matt Trott saved his third penalty in a row when he kept out David Stone.

With three minutes left, Coleman got the winner.

Tom Melledew scored a second-half equaliser as Abingdon United drew 1-1 at home to Bishops Cleeve in Division 1 South & West.

Cleeve took the lead on 24 minutes through Timmy Haddock.

After the break, Abingdon levelled when Melledew fired in from 18 yards.

Late on, Abingdon keeper Matthew Hutton, in for the injured Jon Beames, denied Lance Lewis the winner.

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