Nuneaton Town 6 Guiseley 1 - FA Trophy bid ends for Lions

The Lions made a decent start to the game as Ash Palmer went close when his header was saved and then Michael Rankine saw an effort cleared off the line.

Palmer though soon had to come off and left via a stretcher and was replaced by Marcus Williams.

The Lions keeper Jonny Maxted was being kept busy and he was unable to keep out an effort from Jordan Nicholson who had been given room to shoot.

Guiseley made a good start to the second half when Rankine found the net, but things would quickly go downhill for the visitors.

First, Reece Styche was brought down in the area for a penalty, it was taken by Joe Ironside and Maxted saved, but just a minute later he scored to give them the lead and from that points onwards, things went from bad to worse for Guiseley.

It was then the turn of Nicholson to score a quick fire double that ended the game as a contest, he then added another to his total with a calm finish.

Lockwood’s side were now playing for pride and gained a penalty but Simon Walton’s effort was saved, in what was becoming a miserable day.

Nicholson got his fifth, taking advantage of a failed clearance and he would leave the pitch to a round of applause and rightly so as his efforts helped Nuneaton beat the team who are a league above them.

Speaking after the game, Guiseley boss Adam Lockwood said: “Nuneaton were exceptional, they were good. Our individual performances were some of the worst I’ve seen in a long time.

“I would like to apologise to the fans. This was well under-par for this club, it will be talked about and addressed.”

Nuneaton Town: Dibble, Penney, Tempest, Morgan (Daniels 65), Langmead, Geohaghan, Clifton, Elliott, Ironside, Styce, Nicholson (Moli 85). Unused substitutes: Leahy, Anderson, Taylor.

Guiseley: Maxted, Lowe, Vidal (Brown 60), Lawlor, Green, Palmer (Williams 30), Walton, Johnson (Preston 60), Rankine, Boyes, Cassidy. Unused substitutes: Hatfield, Porritt.

Referee: A Young.