BARNOLDSWICK Town secured their second away league win in six days as they dismantled a lowly Maine Road side 3-0 on Monday night, with new 16 year-old loan signing Emmanuel Ogunrinde netting on his debut.

Manager Danny Craig was delighted with the teenage substitute, saying: "we've been watching him for most of the year...he took his goal really well and it might be the start of a really good loan spell for him."

After last Tuesday's excellent 4-3 win at Charnock Richard, Craig decided to name an unchanged side for this clash, despite saying that the buzz after that result meant that "everybody wanted a game."

A fast start saw Town take a firm grip of the game early on. Zack Dale, who scored a brilliant hat-trick last time out, converted from a corner on 13 minutes following a good save from the home side's goalkeeper.

Three minutes later, the away side doubled their lead. John Beckwith tried a shot and was slightly fortunate to see it deflect up and over the Maine Road stopper.

Despite their recent poor form, Maine Road gave Town an early scare in the second half. They forced an excellent save out of Jordan Gidley, with the defence able to smuggle away the loose ball.

Town came back strongly and did have the ball in the net on 65 minutes, but their celebrations were cut short by an offside flag.

They nearly lost their grip on the match late on. Firstly, substitute Andrew Hill picked up a yellow card and then Danny Fagan was forced to make a desperate clearance off the line as Maine Road rallied.

However, it was from this clearance that Town were finally able to wrap up the contest. The resulting counter attack led to the ball being worked to Ogunrinde, and he buried the chance with aplomb.

Town finished the game with only ten men after Matthew Cavanagh's injury in the final few moments.

The game was secured by this point though, and the win moved Town up to 8th in the North West Counties Premier Division.

Craig felt that his team were comfortable and deserving winners, and referring to the first 45 minutes, he claimed: "we were well on top, we should have put the game to bed before half time."

Despite this minor gripe, the manager was pleased to have won two games in a week. He confessed that it has been hard to gain momentum due to several postponements and that "the confidence dilutes a little bit" for the players when they are not playing regularly.

He claimed that he was looking forward to welcoming table-toppers Runcorn Linnets to the Silentnight Stadium on Saturday, saying: "we feel like we're a good team at home."