Sohna reveals moment he knew wonder strike was going in

A calm and cool Harrison Sohna after his opener

Harrison Sohna admitted he knew his spectacular opener against South Shields was heading for the top corner the moment it left his foot.

The former Cheltenham Town midfielder who's only been with Hereford a little over two weeks, scored two stunning second-half goals as Hereford beat the National League North leaders 2-1 at Edgar Street, ending the Mariners’ 16-game unbeaten run.

Sohna broke the deadlock with a superb curling effort from distance before adding a free-kick from a similar area to seal a memorable victory for the Bulls.

Explaining the first strike, Sohna said he spotted South Shields goalkeeper Tom Watson stepping across his goal and decided to take advantage.

"I knew there was space to his right so I just hit it and as soon as it left my foot, I kind of knew it was in because the keeper's backtracking," the 23-year-old told the media after the game.

"I'm thankful that it went in and got us going a bit, and gave us a bit of a push in the moment I thought we needed it."

The goal helped swing momentum Hereford’s way after a tight first hour in which the Bulls had been required to dig in against the league leaders.

Sohna said the team had been prepared for a tough contest against a side known for their possession and movement.

"I thought it was a big team effort today," he said. "I thought from every man, from the goalkeeper all the way to the striker, we had to dig in from minute one.

"We know that they [South Shields] like to move the ball quickly so we had to dig in and do the off-the-ball stuff well, I thought we did that.

"We had to earn the right into the game and I thought we got a bit controlled to be fair in moments."

His second goal arrived from a free-kick in a similar position on the edge of the area.

Sohna said he already had a plan when the set-piece was awarded.

“I practise a lot of free-kicks in those types of areas,” he said.

“So even when Tuzzy [Harry Tustin] went down, I kind of knew what I was going to do with the free-kick when I got the ball.”