First class performance kills Robins

Guiseley took all three points at Moss Lane against Altrincham with what was perhaps their best performance of the season.

Despite going a goal behind, they eventually pulled it back through Nicky Boshell before a James Walshaw brace wrapped up a comfortable win to see the Lions reclaim second place in the table.

The visitors started strongly, and Danny Boshell was only denied by Stuart Coburn’s tip over from the midfielder’s free kick. Although they enjoyed the better of the possession it was the Lions who went behind on 22 minutes, when Simon Richman’s shot took a heavy deflection to wrongfoot Steve Drench.

Home defender Gianluca Havern was lucky to stay on the field after slicing down Mark Bower in full flight just outside the area, an offence for which he was duly cautioned, but having injured himself in the process he had to be substituted shortly afterwards.

The younger Boshell finally got the reward that Guiseley’s free-flowing football deserved, executing a superb volleyed scissors kick to leave Coburn stranded on 29 minutes after the impressive Kevin Holsgrove had chased a ball down and pulled it back for his strike partner.

Holsgrove continued his assault on the Alty goal, and when his shot was blocked Coburn did well to stop Nicky Boshell’s follow-up. The two strikers were replaced by Josh Wilson and Walshaw on 65 minutes, and it added even more impetus to the visitors’ front line. And it was Walshaw who took the plaudits, although Bower had the ball in the net only to be denied by the liner’s flag for what can only be described as a dubious offside decision.

With six minutes remaining, a long clearance from Drench was headed on by Wilson into the path of Walshaw, who made no mistake in firing past Coburn to put the Lions in the lead. Four minutes later he played a ball out to Gavin Rothery on the right flank and it was drilled back in with pinpoint accuracy. Walshaw headed home at the near post to wrap up a well-deserved victory that should put them in good heart for Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Nethermoor against Barrow.

GoalsC/SOSubs
1Steve Drench
2Andy HoldsworthC
3Rhys Meynell
4Jack Rea
5Danny Ellis
6Mark Bower (Captain)
7Wayne Brooksby
8Danny Boshell
9Kevin HolsgroveWilson, 65
10Nicky Boshell39Walshaw, 65
11Gavin Rothery
12James Walshaw84, 88
14Josh Wilson
15Adam Pearson
16Jamie Clarke
18Jacob Giles

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