

After the midweek win against Royston the visitors to Haywood Way today were Barton Rovers but it was yet another changed Moles side showing the versatility in the squad that Manager Steve Bateman has assembled. With Sean Sonner sick, Ben Stevens, Bradley Wadkins and Sam Bateman all injured and with Jamie Rudd, Adam Logie Danny Murphy and James Weatherill all away Ollie Hogg came in at Right Back, David O'Connor moved to the centre of Defence and Ben Bateman partnered Davis Haule in Midfield and Brian Haule started his first game of the season up front.
Aylesbury dominated the early stages with some good passing football, an early Sonny French drive into the box was deflected away for a corner. Gareth Price and Aston Goss were threatening on the flanks and it was a Price run down the left and pull back into the box that was met by Goss which should have opened the scoring but the wingers shot was hit straight at Kyle Forster. On the other side Goss's cross was met by the ever willing run of Connor Baker but his header went wide. There was nice interplay between Brian Haule and Goss but Goss' first time shot was again saved. The Moles fans were beginning to wonder if this was going to be a repeat of much of the season so far where the team have played good football but just not finished their chances and put teams away.
With Ben Bateman playing heroically in the middle of the park, chasing back, cutting out every Barton forward endeavour and giving simple passes to colleagues FC continued to dominate with little threat coming from our Bedfordshire neighbours. Davd O'connor was replaced after a nasty facial injury and then just before half time the breakthrough came, a through ball into the box found French running through and he slipped it under Forster for a well deserved Aylesbury lead.
The second half continued much as the first, Aston Goss had another chance cutting inside the defender but again his shot was straight at the keeper. Keshi Anderson had a half chance for the visitors but it was FC creating the best chances, another run from Price was cut inside, Brian Haule dummied at the edge of the box and the ball ran to French who's shot was again saved. But for all their domination Aylesbury should have been punished mid way through the half and a through ball cleared the onrushing Warrington and fell into the path of Nat Peacock and it seemed all he had to do was poke the ball home but to the amazement of everyone Kyle Anthony chasing back somehow cleared the ball away from the prolific striker. As on Tuesday the away team, only 1 down sniffed a chance to get a point and started to pile on the pressure but despite good possession in the last fifiteen minutes only produced one more save from Warrington.
So it;s a second win in a week and the team travel to Marlow on Bank Holiday Monday before the FA Cup tie in Leighton against United next weekend