Gateshead 1 - 2 Nuneaton Town

[dutchman]

[dutchman]

Huge win for Nuneaton Town away at Gateshead FC

The Boro won the second away game of the season at Gateshead this afternoon.

Nuneaton were superb throughout and deserved a much needed three points.

Despite the Boro having a solid opening five minutes they were still indebted to keeper Christian Dibble as he stopped them going behind in the sixth.

Adam Campbell, who scored both the goals the last time the two teams met, fed Rob Ramshaw, but the Gateshead man could only blast his effort down the throat of Dibble, the keeper doing well to adjust his body and palm the ball back out to safety.

After that the game fell into a period of attack versus defence as the home side began to dictate proceedings. They were, though, unable to test Dibble with any meaningful efforts during this time.

That was until the 31st minute, though, when Gaz Dean was adjudged to have fouled Matty Pattison in the penalty area, the decision looked all the more harsh when not a single player from the home side appealed for the spot-kick.

It was given nonetheless, though, and it allowed Campbell to stroke home his third goal in two games against the Boro.

Nuneaton did not let their heads drop after going behind and indeed could have been level just ten minutes later.

Elliott Whitehouse showed all then determination that made Daish want to bring him to the club as he drove down the right hand side. He then pulled the ball back to Jack Dyer on the edge of the box.

The former Burton Albion man had his body position all wrong, though, and sliced his effort high and wide rather than testing Adam Bartlett in the home goal.

Andy Brown showed him how to do it on the stroke of half time.

The frontman was found by George Maris and he shot first time, his effort taking a massive deflection as it wrong footed Bartlett and found its way into the back of the net.

That goal was the first the Boro had scored in the league since late December – and it was so close to being doubled on the hour mark.

Adam Walker, on as a sub at the break for Jack Dyer, was found by Brown on the edge of the area, the former Coventry City man was so unlucky, though, as his curling effort was fantastically saved by Bartlett in the Gateshead goal.

The Boro had their tails up after the near miss and on the 63rd minute they scored – eventually – a deserved second.

James Armson, also on a sub, showed fantastic footwork to draw a penalty off of Matty Robson, the Boro number seven, though, saw his spot-kick well saved by Bartlett.

Theo Streete showed a strikers instinct – even as a defender – as he chased up the rebound and threw himself, and the ball, into the back of the net to give the visitors the lead.

The home fans demanded an onslaught after the goal but they were given a masterclass by the Boro who went on the attack, rather than sat back, after making it two.

Andy Brown was unlucky not to be awarded a second spot kick for the visitors after he looked like he was brought down in the box – the referee awarded a free-kick instead, while both George Maris and Eliott Whitehouse had efforts well saved or just wide.