Goole AFC 1 Rushall Olympic 2
Rushall Olympic finally returned to winning ways following a lean spell.
Hero of the hour for the visitors was dead-ball expert Richard Beale, who claimed both goals from the penalty spot during seven second-half minutes.
The Pics' bid to end their poor streak got off to the worse-possible start. With just 45 seconds on the watch, Goole played the ball up field from the kick-off and found debutant Brian O'Callaghan in acres of space.
He turned and fired low into the bottom right corner. Turning point for the visitors came in the 57th minute, when Szewczyk set himself up nicely for a strike on goal only for his drive to be handled on the line by defender Craig Morley, who was sent off.
Beale calmly stroked home the penalty.
Seven minutes later and as a useful ball was played over the shoulder of Lamey, the striker closed in on goal and broke into the penalty area, where his run was brought to an abrupt halt by Brian O'Callaghan to yield another spot-kick.
Once more Beale duly obliged from the 12-yard mark by driving the ball into the roof of the net.
Rushall: Tony Breeden, Lee Gough, Richard Beale, Niki Preston, Karl Johnson, Gary Fitzpatrick (Stuart Skidmore 89), Phil Rowe, Nathan Lamey, Paul Szewczyk (Craig Marshall 64), Ian Cooper, Grant Beckett.
Ref: Mr AP Ward.
Att: 172.
