Colwyn Bay hang on for 1-0 victory

COLWYN BAY survived an anxious last 18 minutes to end their six-match winless run with an unconvincing 1-0 win over struggling Rossendale United.
They found it a struggle against a side who had lost eight of their previous nine games, but in the end Rossendale had every right to feel they could have got something out of the game.
Manager Neil Young admitted he was very unhappy with the performance, but commented: "We have have played much better than that and been beaten, and at the moment three points and a clean sheet is more important than the performance.
"We've now got two weeks without a game in which we can really put in some work with the players and possibly bring in a couple more who will help to push us forward."
Colwyn Bay edged the first half, but Daniel Edwards shot wide after being set up by Garside's challenge on the edge of the Rossendale area and keeper Lee Bracey made a good diving save form Neil Black and Mike McGraa saw his follow up shot deflected over the bar off a defender.
Lycett also put a chance narrowly over the bar, but the Bay struggled to create too much apart from that.
They got the the only goal of the game, however, three minutes into the second half when Rob Hopley was fouled on the right and McGraa's free kick into the area was steered into the net off the inside of the post by Dave Challinor.
Black should have made it 2-0 when he got past defender Kevin Brown and was one- on-one with the keeper but delayed his shot too long and Bracey was able to deflect the ball for a corner.
Colwyn Bay failed to create a single chance after that as Rossendale began to dictate the play and Phil Eastwood looked certain to equalise until Dean Canning flung his body in the way to deflect the ball over the bar.
Young 17-year-old keeper Peter Kennedy, on loan from Tranmere Rovers, made a fine diving save from James Heywood and Rossendale substitute Jermaine Steele missed twi good chances to snatch an equaliser, while the visitors also had a driven cross deflected onto a post and out for a corner.
Colwyn Bay: Kennedy, Mitchell, Wood (Hughes 80 mins), Branch, Challinor, Lycett, McGraa, Garside, Black (O'Mahoney 77mins), Hopley, Edwards (Canning 56, mins). Subs not used: Coverley and Brandreth.
Attendance: 237

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