TWO goals in five minutes sunk Chorley and bagged for Warrington Town their third straight win in National League North.
Connor Woods put Yellows ahead in the 79th minute and then Isaac Buckley-Ricketts struck the second to put the game beyond the visitors’ reach, although Chorley made things nervy for Town by pulling a goal back in the 87th minute before falling 2-1.
The win moves Yellows within a point of the play-off places.
Chorley, who went into the contest six places and three points above Mark Beesley’s side, had won their previous four away games and had only lost one of their last nine games on the road.
So this was a decent scalp for Town in front of almost 1,500 fans at Cantilever Park.
Woods and Buckley-Ricketts had stayed patient for their chances, Buckley-Ricketts hitting the bar in the first half, and Chorley grew in to what was a finely poised and entertaining game even at 0-0.
Buckley-Ricketts got on the end of a Dixon ball forward and lobbed over debutant ‘keeper Max Dearnley, only to see the ball bounce back off the crossbar.
Chorley had chances of their own in the first half, Carlton Ubaezuonu missing the ball in the goalmouth from Mark Ellis’ nod down.
Ubaezuonu was then released in the middle of the box by Mike Calveley, with Dan Atherton rushing off his line to save the shot.
Buckley-Ricketts had two shots fly wide, one after a lovely dummy by Matty McDonald, and the score remained goalless at the break.
Atherton was called into early second-half action, beating away a shot from Frankie Maguire as Chorley enjoyed their best spell of the game.
The deadlock was broken in the 79th minute when Woods showed strength to beat Harvey Smith to Dixon’s ball round the corner, and he picked his spot, curling a right foot shot in to the top corner from the edge of the box.
The lead was doubled five minutes later when Woods released Buckley-Ricketts who raced through on goal and kept his cool to round the ‘keeper and slot home for his 11th goal of the season.
Chorley gave themselves late hope when substitute Oliver Shenton swept home with three minutes left of normal time but the hosts held on to complete the double over their opponents this season.
Warrington Town: Atherton, White, Hannigan, Woods, Williams, McDonald (Walker), Dixon (Gumbs), Buckley-Ricketts, Wisdom, Grivosti (Harris), Clarke. Unused subs: Goudie, Smalley.
Chorley: Dearnley, Ellis, Henley (Whitehouse), Blakeman (Smith), Wilson, Johnson, Hazlehurst, Nolan (Shenton), Calveley, Maguire, Ubaezuonu. Unused subs: Horbury, Drench.
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