Banbury United recorded their first Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division win for 13 matches with a trouncing of form side Cirencester yesterday.

A double from Leam Howards, a Jacob Walcott penalty, plus strikes from Jordan Green and Ryan Tappin won it for the visitors in a clash where both sides were reduced to ten men.

Banbury started the stronger and took the lead on 13 minutes.

Jordan Green’s pass picked out Howards who slotted past Glyn Garner in the Cirencester goal from 12 yards.

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Banbury doubled their lead on 36 minutes when Howards was brought down in the area by defender Ellis Dunton who was sent off as a result.

Jacob Walcott fired the resulting penalty past Garner.

Two minutes before half-time, it was 3-0, when Whitehead’s free-kick was knocked in by Howards from close-range.

Banbury kept up the pressure and scored their fourth goal.

Howards saw a shot saved, but Green fired in the loose ball.

Three minutes later, Banbury were down to ten men when Declan Hartigan was sent off for a bad challenge.

Although Aiden Bennett pulled one back, Carl Tappin made it 5-1 from a Walcott pass to seal their first league win since October 4.

Banbury Utd: Bedwell, Cray, Martin, Westbrook, Tappin, Ryan, Green (Martin 58), Hartigan, Howards (Brown 74), Walcott, Whitehead. Subs not used: Strafford, Smith.

Attendance: 133.

Meanwhile, Banbury lost 2-0 at home to Burnham on Tuesday.

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