REPORT: Racing Club Warwick 0-2 Quorn
Quorn maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a convincing 2-0 win away to Racing Club Warwick. The goals came late in either half, with Paddy Webb breaking the deadlock in first half stoppage time, and Courey Grantham sealing the win with two minutes to play.
The first half was a fairly balanced contest, Quorn dominating possession and spending the majority of the time in their opponents half, but Racing Club Warwick were well-drilled and managed to blunt any forays into the box with massed ranks of orange shirts. They also carried a threat on the break with Greg Mills and Louis Monaghan spurning the best chances for either side.
It looked as though the sides would go in level at the break, but two minutes into stoppage time, Grantham split the high line of the defence and sent Webb through on goal. It looked as though the deadly striker had lost his chance when he cut the ball back, but he steadied himself and shot with his weaker foot, squeezing the ball past Sam Lomax, who got a touch, but couldn’t keep it out.
The second half followed a similar pattern, with Quorn dominating but Warwick eking out chances on the counter. Tom Allsopp had to make a couple of superb saves to earn a second cleansheet in a week, as the Reds defence were excellent once again.
There were a few nervy moments towards the end of the encounter, but Racing Club Warwick simply couldn’t compete when Quorn turned it on in the final fifteen minutes. The home side could scarcely get out of their own half as wave after wave of attacks amplified the pressure. The winner came off the back of incredible work from Micah Jebbison. The forward chased down a defender, won possession and ran at the defence, picking our Grantham who was able to walk around a helpless Lomax to roll the ball in for the easiest finish of his career.
Despite the contest being over, Quorn went in for the kill and Lomax had to be at his best to deny several chances over the course of six minutes of stoppage time. Worthy winners, Quorn move up to fourth in the table, with games in hand on all of the sides above them. However, their attention will now turn to a tricky FA Trophy tie, away to Hednesford Town next Saturday.