VAUXHALL MOTORS fell closer towards Blue Square North the relegation trap door with this latest setback, loosing 4-0 to Alfreton Town.
After an untidy opening, in which both sides struggled to come to terms with the windy conditions, the hosts suddenly found their feet. And just seconds after Matthew Glass hooked over the Motors bar, Alfreton took the lead with a well-worked goal on 16 minutes, when Stephen Warne’s cross was headed on by Glass for Josh Law to convert from close range.
The hosts doubled that advantage almost straight away, when visiting keeper Andrew Murphy failed to hold on to a Glass shot and Paul Clayton reacted quickest to steer home the loose ball. And, but for a full-length save by Murphy, it might well have been three before Motors had a couple of decent strikes through Paul Taylor and Alan Griffiths.
The game erupted on 75 minutes, following a poor challenge by Taylor on Chris Walton, for which the Motors striker was shown a straight red and in the ensuing melee, Tom Field was also dismissed for a second caution.
On 83 minutes, Alfreton made their numerical advantage pay off, when Clayton headed home a free-kick and three minutes later, they completed another miserable afternoon for Motors when Law struck a sublime fourth just inside the keeper’s left hand post.
Tomorrow night, Motors play host to Boston United in a re-arranged Blue Square North game at Rivacre Park (7.45pm).
VAUXHALL: Murphy, Williams (Maddox 46), Dames, Field, Brennan (Griffiths 36), Robinson, Heler, Owens, McGrail, Smith, Taylor. Subs: Holmes, Roberts, Hitchen.
