PAUL Carden hailed the resilience of his 10-man Warrington Town side as they snatched an injury-time winner for the second game running.

Substitute Jack Mackreth was the hero as he came off the bench to win the game at neighbours Witton Albion.

Mackreth’s winner came just minutes after debutant Evan Gumbs had been sent off for a dangerous challenge.

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It was a remarkably similar story to last season’s Boxing Day meeting between the sides, when Tony Gray rose from the bench to score Town’s stoppage-time winner.

Despite the result, Carden was less than impressed with his side’s second-half showing at Wincham Park.

“We’ve got a resilience about us. We never stop and that’s what’s got us the win,” he said.

“As the second half went on, I wouldn’t have been disappointed with a point because I thought we were poor.

“We weren’t great in the second half in terms of front-to-back balls in and in the full-back areas.

“We played to their strengths, but what was hurting us was our own distribution out from the back. Some of our passing and decision-making at times was poor.

“Our quality into the front man wasn’t there. We made hard work of it.

“It takes a little bit of quality from Jack Dunn and a great finish from Jack Mackreth to win the game.”

Jack Dunn had given Town an early lead – an advantage cancelled out by James Foley’s penalty on the stroke of half time for Witton.

Town missed several chances to extend their lead before the equaliser, while Carden took slight issue with some incidents leading up to the award of the hosts’ penalty as goalkeeper Charlie Albinson fouled home skipper Rob Hopley.

“It was always going to be a tight and edgy game. I thought we did well in terms of attack in the first half.

“We had chances to increase the lead after Dunny scored a great goal.

“Their keeper makes a great save from Connor (McCarthy), and we’ve had a couple of half-chances either side.

“The ref missed a free kick on Jack Dunn in the middle of the pitch, the ball has come through and Hopley is experienced.

“He knows where to put his body and he wins the penalty. I think the ref missed one, there.”