Reid winner `fantastic' - Westley

16 March 2011 11:30
Stevenage manager Graham Westley praised his side's professional performance after watching them win 2-1 at Oxford to boost their play-off hopes. Record signing Craig Reid struck the winner with his first goal for Boro early in the second half after Tom Craddock's penalty for the U`s in first-half stoppage time had cancelled out Harry Worley's own goal. Westley said: "I thought the boys, from first minute to last, put in a very hard-working and professional performance to win the points. "The width of the pitch gave our back four problems at the start but we soon got ourselves on the front foot. "Their equaliser came at a psychologically difficult moment for us. I didn't see it as a penalty, but the ref didn't give it, the linesman gave it. "We came out with a lot of anger to express in the second half and physically we looked very strong. There were some terrific performances from us out there and it was fantastic to see Reidy get off the mark."

Source: PA