Defensive
errors cost Welfare in a game in which a second half revival wasn’t enough to
beat high flying Brighouse Town at Chruch Street today.
Welfare were without key players for the
clash with the West Yorkshire side today, Richard Smith, Darren Mansaram,
Jonathan Mirfin, James Walker and Stuart Preston all missed out.
Brian Johnston’s side had won their last
two league games, scoring eight goals in the process, only conceding one along
the way.
On a cold day in South Yorkshire the home
side had barely touched the ball before they found themselves one down.
A slip from midfielder, Anthony Ryan, on
two minutes left Adam Matthews to pick up the ball, and unleash a shot, which
bounced in front of keeper, William Biggs to put his side one up.
Matthews, who has scored 23 goals this
season for Town then put Welfare under even more pressure, after a ball over
the top found the feet of the forward who calmly slotted home on 12 minutes.
Welfare were caught on the counter once
again, but had keeper Biggs to thank after tipping a shot onto the post which
was cleared by Steve Garner.
But six minutes later, once again a counter
attack became Welfare’s downfall as Joe Jagger scored his first of the
afternoon and put Welfare three down before the half hour mark.
Welfare didn’t give much of an attacking
display in the first 45 and walked off the muddy Church Street field
dissevering to be three goals down.
As the second half whistle blew, the
floodlights lit up Church Street and Welfare woke up.
Chances fell to striker Jay Rollins and
David Buck who both struck their shots over the bar.
Welfare were the caught up the field and
were hit on the counter once again, defender John Tunney went down injured and
left a gap for Joe Jagger to pick the ball up and fire a curling shot past
keeper Biggs to make it four on 57 minutes.
Welfare then started to find a way back
into the game after forcing chances against a tiring Brighouse back four.
Brian Johnston then gave Tony Hattersley a
chance to prove himself and that he just did, a pass found the feet of the
youngster and he fired a curling shot with his right foot to give a Welfare a
way back into the game.
But then, once again, Welfare were caught
on the counter attack, a shot was well saved but rebounded into the path of
Ernest Boafo who powered home to make it five for Brighouse on 72 minutes.
Welfare did have chances at the end of the
game through Stuart Gibbard and Captain Craig Morley but to no avail and the
full time whistle blew.
Welfare’s two game unbeaten run has been
destroyed at the hands of a clinical Brighouse side that are tipped for
promotion after a strong start to their season.
Welfare must now regroup for a tough away
tie trip to mid table Garforth Town next Saturday, in search of the first three
points of 2014.
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