Matty Todd’s second half brace condemned Ashington to defeat in Paul Dunn’s first game in interim charge of The Colliers as Consett fought back from a goal down to claim all three points at Woodhorn Lane.
Despite only having a handful of days to work with their new (temporary) manager, Ashington looked confident, started strongly and took the lead after half an hour through a superb Jude Cogdon free kick.
However, even with new faces in the dugout, The Collier’s suffered from the same issues they have in many games this season and couldn’t hold on to their lead in the second half.
Attempting to sit back and counter attack their opponents, Dunn’s side invited pressure from the visitors and required Matty Alexander to make multiple impressive saves to deny the Steelmen an equaliser.
Despite his best efforts, Alexander’s net was breached when an unmarked Todd finished into the bottom corner from inside the box. Minutes later the turnaround was complete when Todd drove a fierce effort into the same corner. Consett managed the remaining minutes to take maximum points.
Defeat for Ashington leaves them in 20th place and four points from safety, with a crunch tie against Ossett United next at Woodhorn Lane. Meanwhile, Consett rise to 9th and welcome Lincoln United to The Belle View Stadium next week.
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