Newport Area started the post-James Rowberry period with a feeling of familiarity as they lost to the group that began the day base of the table– just as they had the week previously.
Rowberry’s 12-month tenure was finished by a 1-0 residence defeat to Rochdale at Rodney Ceremony last week, enabling the visitors to climb off all-time low.
And caretaker manager and sporting supervisor Darren Kelly left to an equally unpleasant begin with a 2-1 loss at Crawley Town, enabling the hosts to leapfrog Hartlepool United right into 23rd place and also leaving the Exiles in 19th– simply two points over the drop zone.
Kelly stuck to the 3-5-2 formation favoured by Rowberry for much of his regime however made 2 workers modifications.
Matty Dolan acquired the captain’s armband once again as he entered into the heart of the support and also Scot Bennett returned in midfield.
Out went youngsters Nathan Moriah-Welsh and also Adam Lewis as Kelly opted to choose experience for a testing away day in west Sussex.
Dom Telford, last season’s leading scorer at County with 26 objectives, was only unemployed for the home side having actually rejected a new contract and also decamped for Crawley in the summer season.
After a restrained start it was Area that started to apply some stress on the house objective with demonstrator Omar Bogle the risk guy.
The former Cardiff forward disregarded a challenge and intended a low cross throughout the face of goal, however a Crawley body defeated Will certainly Evans to it.
Bogle after that turned in another cross from the left that was just out of reach of Evans and also Bennett in the box.
Dolan after that saw a superb free-kick rattle the article on 21 mins and, minutes later on, Bogle’s overhead kick was conserved by Crawley keeper David Robson.
The home side, that are also managerless after sacking Kevin Betsy recently, slowly began to develop possibilities of their own midway through the very first half.
Dion Conroy’s appropriate footed shot from the centre of the box was obstructed prior to James Tilley discharged broad from the side of the area and also Tom Fellows was directly off target after a jinking run from the left.
The opening objective showed up five minutes prior to the break when Area goalkeeper Joe Day, that was at fault for Rochdale’s champion recently, rushed out of his box as well as misjudged a kick.
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