Winterton Rangers manager Lee Hastings guided his team to a crucial victory
A poor Glasshoughton Welfare performance saw them slip to a 3-1 home defeat against lower placed Winterton Rangers in the Northern Counties East League Division One.
After the defeat to Shirebrook Town last weekend wWlfare were looking to pick up points against a Winterton side who had only won twice this season.
At a cold Leeds Road the opening exchanges were scrappy but recalled Welfare goalkeeper Matt Stables made a good low save low to his right to keep out a shot from Josh Batty.
Welfare were lucky to go one up after five minutes when Tom Carr shot at goal. His effort seemed to take a deflection, but the bounce of the ball beat the visiting defenders and entered the net.
Winterton were back in it on twelve minutes when poor defending from Welfare saw the ball crossed in, and Garry Nimmo headed home from six yards.
Welfare had a lucky escape a few minutes later when Stables completely missed his kick when trying to clear a back pass but luckily the ball went wide of a post.
Luke Durham had a goal for Welfare chalked off for offside and then Josh Morley somehow blocked a Winterton goal bound effort for a corner. Welfare were also lucky when Tom Coyles seemed to bring down an attacker through on goal in the penalty area but the referee waved the visitors pleas away.
Welfare were not so lucky after 42 minutes when a deep cross from their left was headed home by Craig Palmer.
The second half was also a scrappy affair. Welfare defender Blaine Kellett cleared a ball off the line. The visiting keeper Adam Stevens tipped an Ashley Scothern header over the bar and the resultant corner saw Leon Cusworth head just over.
Winterton scored their 3rd goal on 73 minutes when a shot from the ever dangerous Batty was parried by Stables and Palmer knocked the rebound home
A few minutes later Palmer should have scored his third goal of the game when, with only Stables to beat, he headed a cross over the bar.
Glasshoughton Welfare manager: Mick Norbury: “I am totally shocked. This was unacceptable as to how bad we were.
“I am a football man through and through and understand as a manager it’s a results job and results are not going the way I expected.
“I still think i’m the man to take us forward given the time. I’m gutted myself and will be working as hard as I can to put them right.”
Glasshoughton Welfare: Stables, Coyles (Pearse), Morley (Perks) Carr, Cusworth, Kellett, Horton, Cawley, Norbury (Huly), Scothern, Durham.
Winterton Rangers: Stevens, Hobson, Able, Palmer, Coulbeck, Wheeldon,Davies Batty, Earl, Nimmo, Shortland, Start. Subs: Hornsby, Tomlinson, Bryant, Watson.
Referee: Thomas Cadman
Attendance: 60
Thanks to Garry Mollon for this report.