Telford 0 Gainsboro 2 - Report and pictures
AFC Telford United's dismal start to season continued as they lost 2-0 to a 10-man Gainsborough Trinity side at home.
The Bucks have only amassed one point and goal to their name so far out of their first four games, and manager Steve Kittrick would of been hoping his side turn their fortunes around.
But after Trinity centre forward Nathan Jarman was sent off for a flailing elbow in a challenge late in the first-half, Telford failed to capitalise on the one man advantage.
They started the game brightly, with quick exchanges of passing and bursting runs that saw them put in some good crosses and test the away side's defence.
But Gainsborough soon found their rhythm and a crisp diagonal ball from their midfield opened up the back line of the Telford defense and put Nathan Jarman through to give Trinity the lead.
The No 10 ran one on one with goalkeeper James Montgomery and coolly slotted the ball past him into the bottom right hand corner.
Gainsborough dominated Telford for most of the first-half, with good exchanges of passing as they played around the Telford team.
They were soon 2-0 up thanks to the impressive Nicholas Bignall, after he was put through on goal similar to Trinity's first.
After another low through ball cut open the Telford back-line, the centre forward latched onto it and finished neatly beyond Montgomery.
However, Telford would of been hoping their luck would change when the visitor's went down to 10 men.
A flailing elbow from Jarman in a challenge with centre-back Mark Lees saw the referee brandish red and send the centre forward walking.
The one man advantage could of helped Telford get back into the game and they looked more confident going forward after the dismissal.
Izak Reid was the Bucks standout player on the right wing, who put in some good crosses after being fed through balls from the centre of the park.
He came close himself after he cut back inside the defender instead of crossing and launched a low drive at goal, which Jan Budtz handled comfortably.
The second-half was much the same as the end to the first, with the tempo being slower, possibly because of the sending off, and both teams were matched in possession and chances on goal.
Telford's substitutions made good impacts on the game.
Kyle Brownhill, who came on for young on-loan Walsall striker Amadou Bakayoko, got the stadium on their feet with his long range fierce drive that rose just shy of the top left corner.
Johnny Gorman also impressed for Telford on what was his first league appearance. He made some impressive runs down the centre and tested a few shots on goal which won Telford corners.
The end result though will leave the club and fans seemingly even more worried as to if and when Telford can get back to winning ways.
