Banbury United’s management team of Ady Fuller and Paul Lamb got just the reaction they were looking for following the defection of Will Green to Brackley, with a resounding 4-0 win on Saturday.

The Puritans four-goal second-half destruction of Bashley completed a Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division double over the men from the New Forest.

Following the departure of young 11-goal striker Green to their Premier Division neighbours, Banbury fielded a new front pairing of Danny Edmond and Ryan Howell.

While neither player scored, the re-introduction of Ben Polk into the starting line-up certainly made a difference.

The first half was one of frustration for Banbury.

Simeon Williams set up two chances in the opening 15 minutes, resulting in both Josh Cole and Edmond heading over.

Shortly before the break, Cole headed into the side-netting, and then right on half-time Bashley keeper Joe Prodomo made a good stop to thwart Edmond.

Banbury upped the tempo after the break, and within four minutes of the re-start they opened the scoring.

Howell was fouled on the right and after Glenn Walker’s free kick was headed back into the middle from the far post, Cole rose to head over a crowded goal area and just inside a post.

After Howell failed to put away a chance created by Edmond, Banbury increased their lead on after 61 minutes.

Walker used his class to delay his 18-yard strike perfectly before rifling his shot home past a bemused Pro-domo.

The hosts were dominating the game and were unlucky when Williams’s free-kick cleared the defensive wall, but crashed against the bar.

Walker was then denied when his shot was brilliantly tipped round the post by Pro-domo.

In the 87th minute, the supporters were treated to a great show of skill when Polk jinked between two defenders on the edge of the area, side-stepped another player and bent a terrific shot past Prodomo and into the far corner of the net to register. It was a contender for goal of the season.

If the cameras had been present, another contender for an award occurred in the third minute of injury time when Prodomo committed the worst of gaffes.

Under no pressure at all, the Bashley keeper managed to fall over the ball, giving Aaron Woodley the easiest of chances into an empty net to complete the scoring.

Banbury Utd: Kemp, Williams, Kinch, Dolman, Thackeray, Polk, Coleman, Cole (Stanbridge 79), Howell (Woodley 69), Edmond (Johnson 85), Walker. Sub not used: Richardson.

Attendance: 179.