Devizes Town 5 Odd Down 0 (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Devizes Town 5 Odd Down 0

8:03pm Saturday 3rd November 2007 in General Sport

Adam Giles' double helped Devizes to their second successive win as they thrashed lowly Odd Down 5-0 on Saturday.

The new signing from Hungerford netted his first goals for the club as further strikes from Kris Beasley, skipper Darren Robison and substitute Gary Campbell sealed in-form Town's fourth straight home win.

Paul Thompson's boys had an almighty let-off early on when Odd Down full-back Ross Davies' 25-yard drive rattled the crossbar in the 20th minute, before Beasley put Devizes ahead just seconds later at the other end.

Impressive midfielder Beasley out-jumped his marker from Lee McMullen's well-flighted free-kick and planted a powerful header inside the far post from eight yards.

Robinson netted his second penalty in as many games to double the lead in the 26th minute, firing low past the dive of Odd Down goalkeeper Christopher Simsek after Danny Carr had handled in the box.

And Giles effectively ended the game as a contest on the hour mark when he opened his account to put Town 3-0 up.

Robison broke the offside trap down the left and passed inside to the unmarked Giles, who composed himself before drilling the ball low past Simsek and into the corner of the net from 10 yards.

Giles had another effort ruled out for offside soon afterwards but he got a lucky break to complete his brace in the 82nd minute.

The 29-year-old target man raced clean through onto Ryan Trowbridge's long pass and, after he looked to have over-run the ball, he rode the tackle of on-rushing keeper Simsek and the ball flew into the net.

Giles went clean through again a minute from the end but he was denied his hat-trick by the feet of Simsek, before substitute Campbell grabbed the fifth goal in stoppage time.

Campbell controlled Giles' cross in the box and wriggled past two defenders before slotting the ball past the helpless Simsek and into the corner of the net from seven yards.