TEAM Solent’s 3-1 win over Fawley AFC last night was Taylor-made.

While manager James Taylor was busy filling in as an emergency ’keeper for the unavailable Bradley Banda, his teenage son Ethan came off the bench and marked his debut with a goal.

Just like his fellow debutant and Solent Technical College student Craig Hunt, Ethan only turned 16 last month.

So this was his first opportunity to play in the same side as his accomplished dad who, at the height of his career as a targetman for Havant & Waterlooville, gained international honours with the England Non-League team.

“Ethan had been a sub for the last three games, but this is the first time he’d got on,” said Taylor Snr.

“He and Craig had both done well in training and playing for the youth team and deserved their chance.

“Ethan’s mainly a striker, but he tends to play in that No10 role or he can slot into midfield.

“Craig normally plays up front alongside Ethan on a Sunday, but he’s versatile too and came on and played at left-back against Fawley.”

Asked if he felt proud to have his son playing in front of him, Taylor laughed: “I was too busy trying to catch the ball!

“It was a pretty scrappy game, not the greatest of spectacles. We were efficient, but not great. We didn’t pass the ball as well as we usually do.”

Solent’s other two goals were scored by Jesse Waller-Lassen, while Conor Whiteley responded for Fawley.

Despite Taylor’s misgivings about the performance, the win, which keeps Solent sixth in the Sydenhams Premier Division, was a handy warm-up for Saturday’s (3pm) big FA Vase last-32 tie against Croydon at Test Park.

The Southampton Solent University side are the last Wessex club standing in the competition.