Second-half - second Wythenshawe Town goal - penalty - Demi Rhami scores past Garratt (1)

Nantwich Town suffered a disappointing home defeat to second from bottom Wythenshawe Town at the Swansway Stadium.

The Dabbers took the lead before the break but then slumped to a second half collapse.

Nantwich began brightly and had chances early on with Bower’s effort well saved by Hall.

And the deservedly took the lead on 31 minutes through Josh Langley, back at the club for this second stint.

He was quick to react to a superb free kick by new signing George Cooper and powered a header in to put the hosts in front.

Nantwich’s bid for victory should have been made easier on 54 minutes when Wythenshawe were reduced to 10 men.

McWilliams was shown a straight red for an off the ball incident, seemingly putting Dabbers in firm control.

First-half - Dabbers score first - Josh Langley scores on his second home debut from a superb George Cooper free kick (1)
Josh Langley scores on his second home debut from a superb George Cooper free kick

But just four minutes later, the 10 men were level courtesy of Wealth Da Silva who punished some poor Nantwich defending.

The Dabbers made a series of changes midway through the second half in a bid to break down the 10 men and find a winner.

But bar a couple of headers, the hosts struggled to put Wythenshawe under pressure.

Second-half - second Wythenshawe Town goal - Demi Rhami celebrates his penalty goal (1)
Demi Rhami celebrates his penalty goal

And in injury time, they were punished.

The visitors were awarded a penalty in the 93rd minute which Demi Rhami fired home high past Ben Garratt.

With five more minutes of injury time, the Dabbers still had time to find a leveller.

But as they threw men forward, Wythenshawe’s Rhami broke clear and finished well to seal victory for the struggling visitors.

The loss leaves Nantwich in mid table 12th position in Northern Premier League West.

(Pics by Jonathan White)

Second-half - Dabbers lose the ball under pressure (1)
Second-half – Dabbers lose the ball under pressure
First-half - Dabbers score first - Josh Langley (left) celebrates his goal (1)
First-half – Dabbers score and Josh Langley (left) celebrates his goal

One Comment

  1. Terrible performance against a side we should have been able to beat,yes the ref made some questionable decisions, but we should have been good enough to win regardless.

    The pace of play by Nantwhich is far to slow,we play too deep ,midfield is poor,unable to hold the ball up,we are too predictable.

    We have had some new signings, who look promising, but we need to change the way we play and start looking like we are up for a fight.

    Come on Dabbers the fans deserve so much more

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