| Saints cruise past the Exiles |
| Saturday 28 January 2012 |
 WITH Newport also in Blue Square Premier action at Gateshead, manager Justin Edinburgh sent an inexperienced squad to Oswestry and they were despatched by four first-half goals.The visitors could have drawn first blood when Myron Khan volleyed over the bar from a corner in the second minute, but a double salvo from the Saints virtually ended the game as a contest. Scott Ruscoe's corner was drilled back into the box and defender Connell Rawlinson stabbed home from close range past keeper Danny Potter. And, just four minutes later, Luke Holden's flag kick was returned into the box by Craig Jones for Alex Darlington to finish. Greg Draper added a superb third on 26 minutes with a 25-yard volley and Jones hit an equally exquisite effort into the top corner two minutes before the break. TNS dropped down a couple of gears in the second half with next week's game against Neath in mind and had little difficulty holding their visitors at bay, with sub Ryan Fraughan, Nicky Ward and Fraughan again all close to increasing the goal tally. Photo: Greg Draper gets a shot away for the Saints. |