Tadcaster Albion manager Paul Marshall unhappy after goal-less draw at Garforth Town

Garforth Town 0-0 Tadcaster Albion

By James Grayson (Twitter: @jamesAgrayson)

Match Photos are HERE

Tadcaster Albion manager Paul Marshall criticised his players after the bore-draw at Wheatley Park in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division.

Marshall had hoped to bounce back from Tuesday night’s disappointing FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round replay defeat to Bishop Auckland.

But after a game of few chances, Marshall (pictured above) admitted he was unhappy with his side’s performance.

“It was a fair result and it was two very poor teams as I thought we were awful and didn’t think Garforth were much better,” he said.

“Our ball retention was very poor as we kept giving the ball away time after time. All we do in training is possession football and yet we couldn’t keep the ball. We passed it ten yards and then gave it away.

“It was embarrassing and one of the worst performances I have seen from a Tad team in six years as manager. It is very disappointing and I said to the players that I’m embarrassed.

“Chances were limited, we had a couple and so did Garforth.”



Logan McDaniel was the first Garforth player to test Tadcaster goalkeeper Peter Lawrie. Nick Black, who is developing a reputation for running at high speed at defenders, charged at the Albion back four before passing towards new signing Josh Cartman. Cartman chose to leave the ball for McDaniel to run onto and the midfielder struck it from 18 yards which forced Lawrie to save the shot with his legs.

The player to cause Tadcaster the most problems was Tawanda Rupere who produced a good save out of Lawrie midway through the first half.

The best chance of the game fell to Garforth substitute Joseph St Juste on the hour mark. Black made the break by charging forward with the ball and played the pass to St Juste. The midfielder made his way into the box and chose to try and place the ball in the bottom corner. But, although goalkeeper Lawrie was beaten, the ball went just wide of the right-hand post.



Tadcaster finished the stronger of the two sides with goalkeeper Dominic Smith needed for two attempts. Smith tipped Stuart Rice’s distance strike over the crossbar before denying Josh Barrett with his low shot.

Neither team deserved to win the game and Marshall added: “When you don’t have Carl Stewart your goal threat is limited because he is different class.

“We brought Kyle Hawthorne back who has been away since the end of the season in Magulaf so he was short of match fitness.

“Carl is injured, Lee Stewart is injury, Nick Thompson the captain is away and Leon (Wrigglesworth) the goalie is injured so we had a few missing which didn’t help.

“Carl would have scored two or three goals today.”

Garforth Town: Smith, Hawksworth, C Misambu (Oyebanji 80), Allen, Clark, Kirk (Greenhalgh 55), Rupere, Stohrer, Black, Cartman (St Juste 55), McDaniel. Sub unused: Martens.
Tadcaster Albion: Lawrie, Ingram, Mycoe (Turner 64), Batley (Redhead 57), Sparkes, Williamson, Barrett, Taylor, Hawthorne (Hudson 70), Coupland, Rice. Sub unused: Lock.
Referee: C Hainsworth (Bradford)
Attendance: TBC
Man of the match: Tawanda Rupere (Garforth Town)