By Brian Bennett
Sam Davison fired home a late equaliser in Ashington’s 1-1 draw against Blyth Spartans on Bank Holiday Monday and revealed that he had reverted back to the tried and tested!
The teenage striker had been a doubt before the game with a toe problem sustained in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Garforth Town in the Isuzu FA Trophy.
Davison went on as a substitute in the 76th minute and said of the result: “It was a relief to be honest. I thought we battled really well during the game and we definitely deserved a point. It was just a shame we couldn’t get the three points but hopefully that will be next on the agenda.”
For his goal, the 18 year old said: “I tried to control the ball at first and I thought ‘it’s not dropping here’ so I hit it on the volley and luckily it went in. I’m buzzing. I had made my debut on Saturday and overall I was happy although I felt I could have done better with the chances which I got.”
However, Newcastle-born Davison revealed that he had to come through a fitness test ahead of the game at Blyth: “On Saturday I wore a new pair of boots and things didn’t go well. My toe was rubbing on the inside and the nail is coming off – so I changed back to my old boots today. I did the warm up and my toe felt better and better so I was passed fit.”