By Tony Bennett · Published September 2022
Blues Fall to Defeat after Blistering Start
Warrington Rylands last game of the Dave McNabb era ended in defeat to Hyde United as did the first game of Jody Banim’s caretaker stewardship.
Building up a two goal lead in 25 minutes was not enough to prevent Hyde from leaving Gorsey Lane with their second victory of the season in an entertaining game which could have gone either way, but was decided by Hyde’s ruthlessness in front of goal.
Rylands started strongly with Kevin Ellison drawing a good save from Hyde goalkeeper Giosue Bellagambi as he powered a header goal wards from a corner.
Rylands took the lead in the 14th minute when the Hyde keeper rushed out of his goal and failed to make contact with a ball played over the top of his defence by Dean Furman. His air shot left Kane Drummond with the simple task of walking the ball into an empty net.
Hyde had a couple of shots off target and Rylands keeper Will Appleyard made a good save to deny Jack Redshaw before Drummond turned provider in the 24th minute, cutting the ball inside from the right wing into the path of Callum Dolan who fired into the bottom corner from outside the area.
Appleyard pulled off another good save to keep out a Redshaw shot but could not prevent Bradley Roscoe from scoring in the 32nd minute with a towering header after Rylands had struggled to clear a corner. Roscoe leveled the scores deep into time added on at the end of the first half.
Rylands enjoyed the better of the opening exchanges in the second half hitting the woodwork, forcing Bellagambi into several fine saves, hitting several attempts just off target while Aaron Morris had a shot cleared of the line by a Hyde defender.
As the half progressed the more Hyde started to take control, with Callum Spooner dragging a shot inches wide and Redshaw rippling the outside of the net with a shot.
Redshaw found the inside of the net in the 82nd minute; cutting inside from the left flank he curled a shot beyond Appleyard’s reach into the far corner of the net.
With Rylands pushing forward in search of an equalizer they were caught on the break in the 88th minute when Appleyard allowed substitute Tawab Djankpata’s long range shot to slip through his hands and legs for the ball to creep over the line.
WARRINGTON RYLANDS: Appleyard Neild (Langley) Hunt Egerton Morris (Irwin) Furman Drummond McCourt Ellison (Brooke) Scarisbrick Dolan; Subs not used Hayde Gerrard
HYDE UNITED: Bellagambi Ditchfield White Spooner Fagbola Roscoe Dawson (Pratt) Tongue Brown (Djankpata) Redshaw (Fleming) Pratt; Subs not used Carne Chew
Attendance 331 Referee Abid Hussain
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