Saturday 24th February 2007
| MARCH TOWN UNITED | 0-4 | HAVERHILL ROVERS |
Haverhill made it 8 games unbeaten with this emphatic win, March being left with the record of just one win in their last 25.
Neil Cogger crashed the ball against the March bar early on, Cogger then putting a penalty kick wide of the bottom right corner after 24 minutes.
His side took the lead in the 38th minute following his corner, goalkeeper Stephen Grady palming the ball away unconvincingly and Colin Vowden hammering his 5 yard volley into the roof of the March net.
March were unlucky not to equalise shortly afterwards, James Patrick having his shot blocked by the legs of prone 'keeper Arron Benstead and Billy Smith's diving header going straight to Benstead as he scampered across goal.
With 42 minutes gone Haverhill netted their second, a low ball in from the left by Cogger sliced over his own goalkeeper by Michael Couzens.
Away captain Marcus Hunt headed against the bar early in the second half, the third goal coming in the 70th minute following a low cross from the bye line by Richard Heller, Adam Salmons touching it into the middle on the turn and substitute Ben Cowling shooting on the turn three minutes after coming on, Grady's efforts and a last ditch clearance unable to stop it going over the goal line.
The final goal came eight minutes later, Cogger run past three defenders down the middle of the park to allow Salmons to put the ball past Grady and into the bottom left corner with a neat finish.
March's misery was compounded when Luke Pepper was sent off five minutes into added time for foul and abusive language.
ROVERS : Arron Benstead, Dan Pilcher, Jamie Hampshire, Richard Heller, Colin Vowden, Sam Green, Marc Abbott, Marcus Hunt, Adam Salmons, Martin Westcott, Neil Cogger.
Subs - Ben Cowling (for Marc Abbott, 67), Ryan Holder (for Jamie Hampshire, 63), Ross Elkins (for Sam Green, 77), Ryan Kent, Graham Jones.
Goals - Colin Vowden (38), Michael Couzens (42, own goal), Ben Cowling (70), Adam Salmons (78).
Bookings - None.
Red cards - None.
MARCH : Stephen Grady, Michael Couzens, Ben Russell, Paul Richardson, Steven Thompson, Ian Simmonds, Luke Pepper, Joe Woods, James Patrick, Paul Shafer, Billy Smith.
Subs - Ryan Asher-Powell (for James Patrick, 77), Michael Jeffers (for Paul Shafer, 65), James Quinney, Charlie Bradshaw.
Goals - None.
Bookings - Luke Pepper (25, dissent), Steven Thompson (45+1, foul).
Red cards - Luke Pepper (90+5, foul and abusive language).