Errors costly for Magpies
NOTTS County pressed the selfdestruct button as they fell to a 2-1 defeat away against Swindon Town in League Two yesterday.
Aaron Drinan scored his third goal in four games as two pieces of comedic defending helped the home side break a four-match winless streak by beating the Magpies.
Swindon had the lead after 19 minutes in calamitous circumstances as Scott Robertson tried to play the ball back to his goalkeeper but it hit the post and rebounded for Drinan to net.
Sean Mcgurk then drifted out to the right and picked out Paul Glatzel in space with a whipped cross after he had run off the back of the defender but his header rattled the crossbar and bounced over.
In the 73rd minute, Sam Slocombe came out of his goal and attempted to thread a pass into midfield but played it straight to Glatzel, who could not believe his luck as he put the ball into the empty net.
Substitute Alassana Jatta scored a stoppage-time consolation goal for the visitors from an acute angle but it proved too little, too late as the Magpies’ slide down the table continued.
“If you look at the two errors they are horrendous – really bad, really bad errors that cost us,” said Magpies head coach Stuart Maynard.
“I think they had one effort in the first half and hit the crossbar and it was good play from them – they got down the side and crossed it.
“But I think we had the best moment in the first half right at the start of the game (David Mcgoldrick’s shot saved after a three-onthree breakaway) and I think if you go 1-0, it’s a different game. But yes, it’s a tough one to take.”