VAUXHALL Motors could manage to take only a point from two home games in Blue Square Bet North this week.

After battling out a drab 0-0 draw with Stalybridge Celtic on Saturday, Carl Macauley’s side lost 3-1 to Workington on Tuesday evening.

Jonny Wright fired the Reds into a 10th-minute lead but the prolific Ashley Stott levelled just after the half-hour.

Workington, however, sealed the three points in the second period.

Simon Baldry made it 2-1 on 65 minutes and Jacob Hazel added goal number three on 90 minutes.

Defences had been on top in Saturday’s Stalybridge stalemate.

Karl Noon had the first chance for the home side as he burst clear down the left, but his shot was saved by Alex Cairns in the Celtic goal.

The visitors then had the majority of possession but they were restricted to shots from distance. Adam Pepper and Greg Wilkinson warmed the hands of Motors’ shot-stopper Zac Jones with powerful low efforts from 25 yards.

The best chance of the first 45 minutes came on the stroke of half-time. Tom Buckley played Chris Hall through on goal but Jones rushed off his line and made a good save.

It was a quiet second half. Motors defender Andy Nicholas headed a Karl Clair free-kick over the bar, while at the other end Stalybridge were denied a winner on 84 minutes. A free-kick from the right ricocheted to Hall, whose out-stretched leg diverted the ball into the bottom corner of the net past Jones. However, the assistant referee flagged for offside and the ‘goal’ was disallowed.

The Motormen travel to Brackley Town on Saturday (3pm).