They say lightning doesn’t strike twice but unfortunately for Ashville that wasn’t the case against Foley Meir.
Villa arrived in Staffordshire on the back of some spotty form, a heavy home defeat to Sandbach was followed up by a convincing win against Barnton in the Edward Case Cup. However, the away side were high on confidence ready to take on a struggling Foley side.
The hosts drew first blood when they were awarded an early penalty when Jamie Owen was incorrectly judged to of fouled a Foley forward in the box. William Tams stepped up to squeak the penalty just beyond Owen to give the hosts the lead on 11 minutes.
Ashville levelled the game up just two minutes later when Jono Cahill emphatically headed in from a corner.
Speaking of lightning striking twice, Cahill scored an almost identical header on 16 minutes to put the visitors deservedly ahead.
Ashville tried mightily to increase their lead before half time but relentless pressure from set pieces couldn’t yield the goal they were desperate for.
The hosts levelled things up on 83 minutes with a beautiful first time strike from Dan Ward.
In the 89th minute the hosts flipped the scoreline with a Jay Finney goal to win the game.
The result echoed the reverse fixture which also saw Ashville lose from a winning position in the last 10 minutes. Villa will next face local rivals Cammell Laird 1907 at home on Boxing Day.
Villa arrived in Staffordshire on the back of some spotty form, a heavy home defeat to Sandbach was followed up by a convincing win against Barnton in the Edward Case Cup. However, the away side were high on confidence ready to take on a struggling Foley side.
The hosts drew first blood when they were awarded an early penalty when Jamie Owen was incorrectly judged to of fouled a Foley forward in the box. William Tams stepped up to squeak the penalty just beyond Owen to give the hosts the lead on 11 minutes.
Ashville levelled the game up just two minutes later when Jono Cahill emphatically headed in from a corner.
Speaking of lightning striking twice, Cahill scored an almost identical header on 16 minutes to put the visitors deservedly ahead.
Ashville tried mightily to increase their lead before half time but relentless pressure from set pieces couldn’t yield the goal they were desperate for.
The hosts levelled things up on 83 minutes with a beautiful first time strike from Dan Ward.
In the 89th minute the hosts flipped the scoreline with a Jay Finney goal to win the game.
The result echoed the reverse fixture which also saw Ashville lose from a winning position in the last 10 minutes. Villa will next face local rivals Cammell Laird 1907 at home on Boxing Day.
