Added April 2nd 2007 -

Bedworth United 2 - 1 Rothwell Town

Alan Biley felt his side were hard done by after they lost to struggling Bedworth United. The Rothwell manager said: "I felt that we were a little unlucky. We were a bit sloppy at the start and towards the end of the first half let them go 2-0 which left us with an uphill battle."

" The lads responded brilliantly in the second half and we got a goal within three minutes. We were pushing forward but then the sending-off made things harder for us. I do feel that our second-half performance made us worthy of a draw. But sometimes you just have to accept it when things don't go your way."

Prior to this defeat Rothwell had gone seven games unbeaten, scoring 18 goals on the way and only conceding five. However, it took Bedworth only four minutes to take the lead when Jae Martin's cross was headed home by Thomas Starkey. And with one minute until the break they doubled their advantage as Adam Kinder broke down the right and his cross was fired home by Michael Feely.

On the restart Rothwell looked brighter and it took just two minutes to pull a goal back. A free-kick from Neil Lazarus into the danger area was flicked on by Ricky Miller. darren Lynch got the final touch to give keeper Craig Johnson no chance. The Bones continued to push forward but were rocked by the dismissal of Adam Sturgess on 70 minutes. He clashed with Martin in an off-the-ball incident but referee Mr Gratton only saw his retaliation and produced a red card.

Even with 10 men the Bones worked hard for an equaliser. But it was not to be. Bedworth might have even gone further ahead in the dying minutes but James Woods' shot hit the post. So, all in all, it was a disappointing day for Biley's boys.

Report: Peter Bradley

Full match report can be found in Monday's Evening Telegraph.

Next up: Dunstable Town at home on Sat 7th April, k/o 3pm.