Two second half goals were enough for the hosts to take the points on a breezy day at the Impact Arena. With Craig Hobson unavailable against his former team the Robins started down the slope with Connor Dimaio’s pass seeing Sam Ramsbottom just beating Kallum Mantack to the ball.
Wilde’s dangerous left wing cross then saw Peniket just fail to connect in front of goal and Dimaio picked up a rebound between two defenders and curled his effort too high. On 19 minutes Oliver Crowley’s long throw carried on the wind and was helped over the top by Matt Regan when scoring looked easier. Sam Sheridan’s free kick then saw Luke Ashworth’s header drifting past the far post and Regan’s inside pass saw Mantack pick up the ball but delay his shot too long until the ball was cleared. A goalmouth scramble at the other end led to Shiels’ effort being scuffed wide from close in by Peniket.
Just before the break a return ball saw Johnson’s flick put Sinnott in on the angle from where he sliced wide of the near post.
The second period opened with Ryan Jennings missing a similar chance for the visitors as his header dropped to Dimaio whose return ball found Jennings shooting wide.
Crowley then made a vital challenge on Johnson from Bacon’s neat pass and a swinging cross saw appeals for handball against Scott Kay unanswered before Bacon’s cross beat everyone and the return cross from Clackstone saw Bacon’s header cleared off the line before the ball was headed to safety. Mantack then stabbed Crowley’s next throw-in wide of goal and Bacon side footed Clarke’s pass over the top for Town but on 72 minutes the opener arrived as the hosts won a dubious free kick for an apparent foul by Dimaio which Johnson curled accurately home from 22 yards.
Clackstone’s header from Sinnott’s free kick was then cleared in front of goal and with 6 minutes remaining Liam Goulding missed a tackle allowing Bacon to run through and slip the ball underneath McMahon.
Team: McMahon, Crowley, Regan, Chalmers (Swaby-Nevin 48), Ashworth, Kay, Sheridan (Tomsett 67) Goulding, Mantack, Dimaio, Jennings (Reed 78). SNU: Roberts, Martin.
# | Team | Pl | Pts |
16. | Darlington | 42 | 50 |
17. | Hereford | 42 | 49 |
18. | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 49 |
19. | Guiseley | 42 | 44 |
20. | Ashton United | 42 | 35 |
21. | FC United Of Manchester | 42 | 34 |
22. | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 19 |