O’Sullivan shocked by his first headed goal
SHELDAN KEAY
STANLEY midfielder John O’Sullivan was as shocked as everyone that he scored on Saturday – as it was the first time has ever found the net with a header!
The Reds ran out convincing 3-0 winners against Woking in the second round of the FA Cup to set up a clash with Luton Town. O’Sullivan headed home one of the goals, but admits it was a major surprise to both him and his teammates.
“I was saying to the lads that I think that’s the first time I’ve scored a header in my career!” he told the club’s official website.
“Jimmy Bell has been screaming at me to get into the box, I ran a good 30 yards to get in there, it was a great ball in from Jordan Clark and I was just happy to get on the end of it.
“Woking started off really well and got us on the back foot but I think we weathered the storm and settled down a little bit. That’s what you have to do in FA Cup games. We then got the goal and then after the sending off it was all us.
“Once we got the goal they had to come out a little bit more and defend a bit less, so it opened the game up and that suited us. Credit to Billy, who has worked hard this week. He got his two goals and we’re delighted for him.”
Woking were reduced to 10 men after Charlie Carter was shown a red card in the 36th minute, and O’Sullivan believes that certainly helped.
“Just before the sending off you could tell we were getting on top. We got the goal before it but of course the sending off was key. It’s tough enough to try to win with eleven, let alone ten,” he said. “We got the clean sheet, got the three goals and for myself personally it was great because I’ve been knocking on the door for a few weeks now and was just delighted to score and help the team.”