‘One of our best games’ despite loss – Weaver

HARROGATE Town have had some fantastic away days this season – picking up points in 16 of 22 games – but Simon Weaver hailed this performance in a 3-0 defeat as one of the best.

Goals from Macaulay Langstaff, Jodi Jones and Jim O’Brien was enough for a vital three points for the Magpies that leaves Town seven points adrift of the top seven with four games to go.

George Thomson had the chance to level the game from the penalty spot for Harrogate as Aden Baldwin’s high boot on Abraham Odoh was penalised, however his spot-kick was brilliantly saved by Ashby-Hammond. Odoh and Dean Cornelius spurned good chances for Town.

Weaver said: “It was a crazy game. I thought we nullified them in the first half and looked hard to beat. There was one moment where we have relaxed from the corner routine for them which we had gone through yesterday.

“I thought we were fantastic in the second half, the response again was positive and we created numerous opportunities to score.

“Today, it just didn’t go for us, but I have to give credit to their keeper because he was outstanding, and then we get that sucker punch. I’m not going to hammer our players at all, I think it was one of the best away performances I have seen from this team.” Notts County: Ashby-Hammond, Macari (Jones 46), Baldwin, Cameron, Bostock, Nemane (Brindley 88), Crowley, Austin (Randall 90), Chicksen, Langstaff (Scott 86), Jatta (O'Brien 70). Unused substitutes: Slocombe, McGoldrick. Harrogate Town: Belshaw, O'Connor, McDonald, Foulds, Burrell (Abu 59), Sutton (Folarin 79), Cornelius, Odoh, Thomson, Daly, March (Muldoon 58). Unused substitutes: Oxley, Falkingham, Sivi, Dooley. Referee: J Miles (England).