Motors begin to stall after another loss

Jan 21 2008 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Daily Post

WITHOUT three of their regular back four, an inexperienced Motors side slid to a fourth successive defeat in the Blue Square North on a heavy Northolme pitch.

After a very scrappy start to proceedings, Motors keeper Lloyd Rigby tipped over a well driven free-kick from Trinity’s Lewis McMahon, before the visitors were twice opened up by the trickery of Paul Taylor with excellent crossfield passes.

Both openings ended up with right-sided player Tom Field being denied at the near post.

The deadlock was broken just two minutes after the restart.

Richard Pell headed a corner back across goal and Alex Rodman was able to apply the telling touch despite the efforts of Russell Hitchen on the line, the goal being awarded on the assistant’s call.

Three minutes later, Trinity doubled their advantage when Rodman was released into space with a perfect pass through the inside right channel before drilling his right-foot shot beyond Rigby.

Shortly after the second goal, midfielder Keith Smith brought the best out of home keeper Adam Sollitt from 20 yards out after a storming run through the middle.

But within minutes any notion of a comeback disappeared when Jonathan Egerton was shown a straight red card for a reckless challenge.

Trinity wrapped up the three points 11 minutes from time when McMahon scored a fine diving header from a right-wing cross to leave Motors still seeking their first points of 2008.

VAUXHALL: Rigby, Williams, Holmes, Field (Roberts 44), Griffiths (Gresty 55), Hitchen, Heler, Smith, Wignall (Rapley 62), Egerton, Taylor. Sub not used: Reed, Carney.