PAUL Carden says Warrington Town’s 2-1 FA Trophy win over Bamber Bridge on Saturday came about due to them “keeping it simple.”

Yellows were indebted to goalkeeper Tony McMillan’s penalty save for keeping the game scoreless at the break, before Jamie McDonald’s second-half double put them into the next round.

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Carden said he encouraged his side to play to their strengths at the interval and that he was pleased with what he saw in the second half.

“The conditions were quite tricky. We started well in the first 10-15 minutes but the game got a bit scrappy,” he said.

“We started causing our own problems, which I don’t understand.

“We spoke at half time about keeping it simple and playing to our strengths, because we knew we’d cause them no end of problems.

“We did that and with the chances we had in that second half, we should have won by a lot more in terms of goals.

“It was certainly a very good second-half performance from us.”

Bamber Bridge, who are top of the Evo-Stik First Division North, looked set to go ahead at Cantilever Park when Yellows defender Jack Higgins was adjudged to have fouled Brad Carsley in the area.

However, McMillan got a strong hand to Matthew Potts’ penalty to push it around the post and keep the scores level.

Carden said the award of the spot-kick left him “scratching his head” as he thought Higgins had played the ball.

“Tony made a great save from the penalty, but I thought the penalty itself looked dubious from where I was stood,” he said.

“I actually thought the linesman had flagged for a backpass, because you could clearly see Jack Higgins got the ball but he’s said he’s come through their lad from the side.

“Their player was still on his feet so I was scratching my head a little bit, but that’s what happens.”