Match Report: Ashton United 2-4 Guiseley

In form Guiseley proved too strong for Ashton at Hurst Cross dominating the middle period of the game after Ashton had opened the scoring and ended with a late consolation.

On a freezing night Callum Rowe was handed his first start for the Robins in midfield and after a cagey opening a quick break saw Louis White's pass send Benny Couto down the left wing and with no one up in support he fired past Cracknell inside the far post.

3 minutes later good work from Rowe sent Darius Osei into the area with Cracknell out well to block but 8 minutes later the visitors were level as Sam Bentley's persistence saw Joe Ackroyd flick on his cross for Will Longbottom to volley it home 6 yards out. Centre back Lebrun Mbeka then guided Ackroyd's cross well wide before a great overlap by Luke Burke saw his cross headed over close in by Couto.

Just 2 minutes after the restart the visitors moved ahead as Ackroyd's left wing cross reached leading scorer Longbottom who had time to control the ball before picking his spot and 6 minutes later Longbottom was only denied his hat trick by the crossbar as another Ackroyd cross was laid back to him with Bentley on hand to convert the rebound.

With 10 minutes left Nathan Lowe's cross into the box saw sub Jason Gilchrist miss his header with Tom Denton sliding in to put the ball wide and Longbottom was denied by Eastham who palmed away his 20 yard free kick after Jordan Thewlis had been fouled. On 90 minutes the hosts were made to pay as Adriano Moke split the defence with a long ball which put Thewlis in the clear to slide home the fourth. The action still hadn't finished as Trevon Bryan saw his shot blocked close in from Denton's knockdown before Burke picked up the loose ball and fired home off the far post and with the last kick of the game another Denton header was volleyed over the top by Gilchrist.