WARRINGTON Town travelled to Yorkshire for the second time in 48 hours, looking to put Saturday’s disappointing 5-3 defeat at lowly Garforth behind them, but made the worse possible start, giving a penalty away in the first 30 seconds as they went down 2-1 at Harrogate Railway.
Harrogate captain Paul Stansfield stepped up to fire home beyond the dive of keeper Ben Connett after Mike Grogan gave away the penalty.
Town looked to get back into the game and striker Tony Evans had Town’s first chance, shooting straight at Harrogate keeper James Mann. Town fell further behind in the 8th minute, when striker Aaron Hollindrake was allowed time and space to head home unchallenged from 10 yards. Town began to get into the game, and went close soon after through Evans, who forced Mann to save with his feet, and through top scorer Chris Gahgan, who just failed to connect with Richie Chetcuti’s cross.
Town were in their best spell of the game, and pulled a goal back before the half hour mark, when Gahgan slid in to score his 29th goal of the season from Gavin Salmon’s low cross. The heavy pitch began to take its toll on the game, and chances became at a premium with both sides defending resolutely and restricting the goalbound efforts.
The second half began slightly more openly, with both sides looking for an opportunity, Evans forcing a save from Mann when well placed, and Stansfield shooting over for the hosts. Town went close to equalising, when Gavin Salmon’s flick on from Danny Toone’s free kick, was gathered by Mann under pressure from the on rushing Town players.
Warrington continued to look for an equaliser, but even a goalmouth scramble came to nought, as Town could not find that little bit of quality that was needed to defeat the resolute home team’s defending. Town’s best chance for an equaliser fell to Evans, who put Gahgan’s pull back too close to Mann when he had the goal at his mercy. The home side had the chance to kill the game off, but winger Scott Driscoll failed to connect with Stansfield’s cross when he had an open goal at his mercy. The final chance of the game, saw Town striker Gavin Salmon redirect substitute Sam Finley’s shot narrowly wide of the upright.
Pieman thinks it is going to be a goal!
How did Evans miss?
Even this one didn’t find the back of the net!
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Town: Connett, Toone (Kennedy, 80), Corrigan, Duffy, T. Hardwick, Grogan, Chetcuti (Rutter, 65), D’Donnell (c) (Finley, 82), Evans, Salmon, Gahgan, sub not used R.Hardwick
Another defeat for Town
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Disappointing performance and result last night.
Warrington Town must be the most inconsistent team in the league – the only team to do the double over Curzon Ashton who have only lost once at home all season, winning at Colwyn Bay but losing at the likes of Garforth and Harrogate.
The players who have come in are all meant to be better than what we had before yet the way things are panning out we are likely to end up back where we started.
Time for the board to take a rain check as from what I have heard the budget that is in place should have this team performing consistently week in week out.
to many chances missed.if we go on like this we could end up in the bottom half of the table
Warrington are never going to get in the plays offs not this year not next year or many years to come, like theinsider says they are to inconsistant, and i dont think the managment team have a clue what they are doing. why did the manager take rob dutton all the way to yorkshire and not even put him on the bench, surely Rob wont be happy with that. He is going to lose more key players at this rate, and i dont think that chris gagham will be there much longer he is far better than this team along with Phil Hadland an a Couple of others.