By Warrington Rylands FC · 14 December 2024
A late goal from Jake Burton gives Warrington Rylands a 2-1 win against Workington
After a solid performance from the blues, goals from Burton and Matthew Regan gave Rylands a 2-1 win at The Hive Arena.
The home win now sees The Blues just one point from getting out the relegation zone.
In the opening half, both teams couldn’t break the deadlock, with Jake Daniels’s closest chance coming from far out, which was saved nicely by Alex Mitchell.
It wasn’t until a great cross from Daniels in the 38th minute towards Regan who hit a smashing header getting the opener for The Blues.
When the second half kicked off it was clear the Workington came out the better side, with Matthew Clarke scoring in the 50th minute.
Both sides then put on the pressure and were edging to get a late goal in an intense 15 minutes of action.
It was Burton who got the late winner for The Blues in the 76th minute when he picked up the ball in the 18-yard box and found the top right corner, setting off The Hive Arena in celebration.
The referee blue for a penalty in the 82nd minute when Steven Rigg was taken out by Luke Pilling and was given a yellow card for the challenge.
Pilling’s heroic save from the penalty spot rebounded and Workington then hit another which was again saved by The Keeper, which kept the Blues in the lead.
The heroic double saves set electricity throughout the team, and Rylands played immensely after it.
Despite being in the lead, the Blues made vital efforts in trying to get a third.
After the win, Neil Reynolds said, “We found a way to win. We’ve got character and determination and that willingness to never give up, and that’s what we saw again today.”
Rylands play Worksop Town on Tuesday night away at the Sandy Lane stadium. where The Blues will continue their very good form and head back home out of the relegation zone with the Three points.
Match Report by Lewis Grundell