Vanarama National League South | Matchweek 28
| The Raymond McEnhill Stadium | 25 Jan 2025-15:00
Salisbury
d l w w d
1 : 1
Full Time
St Albans City
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R. Silva
39'
H. Smith
58'
| Attendance: 822 | Half Time: 1-0
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
4'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
7'
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Aveley
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FAR
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BAT
1 : 1
CHE
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BOR
1 : 4
CHI
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EAS
2 : 1
CHE
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HEM
3 : 0
TRU
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HOR
0 : 1
Dorking Wanderers
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MAI
1 : 2
Worthing
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Salisbury
1 : 1
ALB
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TON
3 : 1
Slough Town
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TOR
0 : 1
HAM
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WES
1 : 4
WEL
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WEY
1 : 1
ENF
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Match Report
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Line Ups
Commentary
League Table

A 10-man St Albans side held Salisbury at the Ray Mac as the home side were unable to take the chances that came their way

A second-half goal from Harrison Smith cancelled out Ronan Silva’s opener from the first half in a game that at times got feisty.

The game got off to a bright start, with both sides looking to create chances. Salisbury created the first chance of note when Aiden Elliott-Wheeler fired over inside the first few minutes.

St Albans were causing problems, too, and it took a good intervention from Canice Carroll, who got in front of his man to block a good cross behind as the away side threatened.

Midway through the half, James Clarridge forced a good stop from Rhys Byrne, but the Salisbury stopper was equal to the task.

Ronan Silva was set away in the box by Lewis brown with 10 minutes left of the first half, his near post effort was pushed away and behind by Michael Johnson in the St Albans goal.

Salisbury were causing problems for the visitors as the half went on, Noah Coppin got in down the right and put in a ball looking for Ronan Silva, but Johnson did well to gather at Silva’s feet.

In a nearly identical move, just a minute later, Coppin, this time, did find Ronan Silva, and Salisbury’s number 16 tucked the ball past Johnson to give the home side the lead in the 40th minute.

Salisbury led at the break, but it was nearly level within a minute of the restart when the St Albans forward, Shaun Jeffers, stretched and almost poked a ball across the six-yard box, but the ball was just too far in front of him.

With 58 minutes played, the away side was level; Harrison Smith blasted the ball past Byrne into the top corner after turning Sido Jombati in the box.

St Albans, who had been on top for much of the first half, were then reduced to 10 men when Clarridge, who had been booked in the first half for fouling Silva, was shown a second yellow for a foul on the same player.

Callum Watts showed good feet on the edge of the box and then hit a stinging drive, which Johnson palmed up in the air, and it dropped onto the top of the net.

Dan Fitchett then forced a good save from Johnson with 75 minutes gone, when he got on the end of a Jaden Perez freekick, directing his header goalwards, Johnson did well to tip it over the bar.

In the 82nd minute, Noah Coppin had a gilt-edged chance to regain the lead for Salisbury, but he got his effort all wrong and his effort went over the bar from 6 yards out.

Noah Coppin tested Johnson from the edge of the box as the clock ticked over the 90-minute mark, and the game went into seven minutes of added time, but it was straight at the ‘keeper.

Salisbury huffed and puffed but were unable to find a breakthrough, and the game ended level at one apiece.

Highlights
Post Match Interview

Images: Roger Elliott

Salisbury
 
g
R. Byrne
 
m
J. Ragguette
 
d
J. Sommerton
 
m
Jaden Pérez
 
m
C. Watts
 
m
N. Coppin
 
m
R. Silva
39'90'
 
m
L. Brown
70'
 
m
C. Carroll
 
d
Sido Jombati
82'
 
f
A. Elliott-Wheeler
Substitutes
 
d
T. Leggett
 
f
D. Fitchett
70'
 
m
T. Lewis
 
d
C. Coxe
82'
 
m
O. Dore
90'
St Albans City
 
g
M. Johnson
 
m
D. Hutchinson
46'
 
d
D. Longe-King
 
f
S. Jeffers
77'
 
f
H. Smith
58'
 
f
Z. Banton
 
m
A. Bendle
 
d
D. Woodman
 
d
B. Mason
84'
 
d
T. Moore
 
d
James Andrew Clarridge
47'60'
Substitutes
 
d
L. Miccio
 
m
J. Castiglione
 
d
J. Lannin-Sweet
 
m
G. Rasulo
46'
 
R. Wyatt
77'
Salisbury
St Albans City
R. Silva
Goal 1:0 39'
R. Silva
Assistant: N. Coppin
46' Substitute
In:G. Rasulo
Out:D. Hutchinson
G. Rasulo
47' Yellow Card
James Andrew Clarridge
James Andrew Clarridge
58' 1:1 Goal
H. Smith
H. Smith
60' 2nd Yellow > Red Card
James Andrew Clarridge
James Andrew Clarridge
Substitute 70'
In:D. Fitchett
Out:L. Brown
77' Substitute
In:R. Wyatt
Out:S. Jeffers
C. Coxe
Substitute 82'
In:C. Coxe
Out:Sido Jombati
84' Yellow Card
B. Mason
O. Dore
Substitute 90' +3'
In:O. Dore
Out:R. Silva

League Table

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Boreham Wood
Boreham Wood
w w w w l
>
27
15
7
5
49
24
25
52
2 ▲
Maidstone Utd
Maidstone Utd
w l w l d
>
29
14
10
5
45
25
20
52
3 ▼
Torquay
Torquay
w w d d l
>
28
14
10
4
42
26
16
52
4 ▼
Worthing
Worthing
w d w w w
>
27
15
7
5
42
34
8
52
5 ▼
Eastbourne Borough
Eastbourne Borough
w d w d w
>
29
14
10
5
35
27
8
52
6
Dorking Wanderers
Dorking Wanderers
l w w l w
>
28
14
7
7
56
38
18
49
7
Truro City
Truro City
l w d w l
>
28
14
7
7
40
27
13
49
8
Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare
l l d w l
>
28
12
8
8
40
35
5
44
9
Tonbridge Angels
Tonbridge Angels
w d l l w
>
27
11
9
7
35
31
4
42
10
Hampton & Richmond
Hampton & Richmond
d w w l w
>
27
11
8
8
38
29
9
41
11
Chesham United
Chesham United
w d w d d
>
27
10
8
9
38
40
-2
38
12
Farnborough
Farnborough
d l l d l
>
27
11
5
11
36
38
-2
38
13
Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City
l w d l d
>
28
9
10
9
43
39
4
37
14
Slough Town
Slough Town
l l d d l
>
28
9
9
10
46
44
2
36
15
Chippenham Town
Chippenham Town
w d l l w
>
28
10
5
13
38
38
0
35
16
Hemel Hempstead Town
Hemel Hempstead Town
l l w w w
>
27
10
4
13
37
48
-11
34
17
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
l d l l l
>
26
8
8
10
27
29
-2
32
18
Salisbury
Salisbury
d d w d d
>
27
7
10
10
33
35
-2
31
19
Bath City
Bath City
w w l d d
>
27
8
6
13
24
32
-8
30
20
Welling United
Welling United
w l l l w
>
29
9
3
17
33
51
-18
30
21
St Albans City
St Albans City
w l d d d
>
27
3
11
13
26
42
-16
20
22
Aveley
Aveley
d l d l w
>
27
5
5
17
30
48
-18
20
23
Enfield Town
Enfield Town
l w l d d
>
28
5
5
18
27
58
-31
20
24
Weymouth
Weymouth
l l l l d
>
28
2
10
16
18
40
-22
16
Vanarama National League South Table