A feisty and heated contest at Muglet Lane for
the second Yorkshire derby within a week saw Welfare struggle on a heavy pitch
and conceed six.
Welfare travelled to
Muglet Lane making only one change to the side that beat Main last weekend at
Church Street, Luke Atkinson came in to replace a missing John Tunney.
Maltby were still
without influential striker, Brian Cusworth, due to a back injury. A lifeline
for Welfare, with him scoring 17 in the season so far.
Welfare started the
brighter of the two sides, and had a chance through striker Darren Mansaram on
eight minutes.
Manasaram found
himself with time and space after an inch perfect cross from Danny Taylor, put
under pressure from Main’s keeper, Mansaram could only scoop his shot over the
bar.
Four minutes later,
Welfare conceded their first of the afternoon, after poor piece of defending.
Captain Craig Morley
failed to produce a back pass to keeper Will Biggs, as the ball fired around
the box, it fell to the feet of a Maltby forward who curled a shot past Biggs.
A heavy pitch at
Muglet Lane didn’t allow the ball to be played on the deck, and Welfare
struggled to get a foot in the match, with the tackles flying in from the men
in red, Welfare stood up to the task.
Half time came and Welfare
battled to keep the score line at just one and trudged off the muddy pitch with
three points within their grasp.
A major slope at
Muglet Lane gave Welfare a chance during the second 45, running down the hill.
But straight from the
kick off Main doubled their lead, a shot from distance forced Biggs into a
save, but the rebound fell into the path of a red shirt who powered home on 47
minutes.
Three minutes later
Main gave the fans what they wanted and powered home another rebound from a
Biggs save.
Welfare looked
rattled, and started to loose their heads. Maltby like to play an aggressive
form of football, bullying their opponents out of the game, and Welfare seemed
to back down.
And such the fourth
goal proved, Maltby won a dubious freekick about 30 yards out, the freekick was
whipped in and avoided everyone in the box, and beat Biggs at his near post.
Two minutes later,
Welfare conceded their fifth after a curling effort was placed over the head of
keeper Biggs and sent the home fans into raptures.
One worry for manager
Brian Johnston, striker Richard Smith came off complaining of a groin injury
and puts him as a doubt for the midweek trip to Brighouse Town.
Welfare did start to
create some chances, Craig Aspinall rounded a neat piece of play by chipping
the ball just over the bar.
Danny Taylor then
headed wide from a Kieran Benson cross but that was all Welfare could muster on
a poor day all round.
Welfare were then
caught again on the break, and conceded their sixth of the afternoon, a poor
day all round for Brian Johnston’s men.
Johnston must know
pick his team up for Tuesday’s trip to highflying Brighouse Town, in search of
three points to push them into 15th in the league.
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