A FURIOUS first-half goal blitz gave Banbury United a 4-1 win at Cirencester, keeping them close to the play-offs in the Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division.

Braces for both Conor McDonagh and Darius Browne put United in command.

Browne headed Banbury into the lead from a 12th-minute corner.

Three minutes later it was 2-0 when McDonagh tapped home following a poor back pass from former Banbury triallist Ben Brown.

Zach McEachran set up the next two goals for McDonagh and Browne in the19th and 35th minutes.

Substitute Jason Milhench pulled back a goal for the hosts in a quiet second half.

Banbury Utd: Harding, Westbrook, Martin, Nash (White 77), Odhiambo, Carnell, McEachran (Bell 78), Self, Johnson, McDonagh (Jeacock 66), Browne. Subs not used: Blackstock, Gunn.

Attendance: 156.

Banbury produced a superb turnaround to hit back and win 4-1 at St Neots Town last Tuesday

Mike Ford’s side trailed to a long-range strike from Rogan McGeorge after 12 minutes.

But Eddie Odhiambo and Jack Self scored to put the visitors ahead at half-time, before substitute George Jeacock bagged a late double.

McGeorge spotted keeper Jack Harding off his line and hit a superb shot from just inside the Banbury half into the back of the net.

But the Puritans levelled when Odhiambo tapped in, before Self put them ahead on the stroke of half-time.

The hosts tried to hit back, but Jeacock made the game safe, scoring from a narrow angle in the 75th minute and then heading home ten minutes later after McEachran’s shot thundered off the crossbar.