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Apr 15 2009 by James Connor, Birkenhead News

Vauxhall Motors 0

Fleetwood Town 2

FLEETWOOD became the first team to do the double over Vauxhall this season thanks to goals from Andy Bell and Adam Warlow.

Vauxhall’s were already without influential striker Karl Noon and it got worse after 30 minutes when his usual strike partner, Lee Furlong had to go off injured.

On 35 minutes, Vauxhall full-back Lee Dames made good progress on the left where he beat his man and whipped in a dangerous low cross but there was no one there to meet it. Just 5 minutes later Chris Noone this time found space on the left and his cross was met by Anthony Wright but he failed to make decent contact with the ball and keeper Danny Hurst collected the ball safely.

The first goal came after 39 minutes. A free-kick was floated into the danger area and Fleetwood striker Andy Bell reacted quickest and slid the ball past keeper James Coates from 2 yards out to make it 1-0 to Fleetwood.

Just before the interval, Vauxhall captain Mattie Burke almost equalised for the Motormen but his 30 yard piledriver rattled the crossbar and went over much to the relief of Fleetwood keeper Hurst.

After half-time Vauxhalls continued to press for an equaliser and on 50 minutes midfielder Tom Field went on a mazy run beating a couple of players but he shot high and wide from 20 yards out.

The away side clinched their victory on 78 minutes and it was another free-kick which unnerved the Vauxhall defence. This time the free-kick was whipped in by Jamie Milligan towards Coates who parried but the ball bounced up and fell kindly for Fleetwood striker Adam Warlow to head home from 3 yards out.

Vauxhall: Coates, Hannigan, Dames, Marsh-Evans, Griffiths, Egerton (Holmes 64), Wright, Burke, Furlong (Holden 30), Field, Noone

Sub not used: Macauley

On Saturday the Motormen travel to league leaders Tamworth (3pm). The two sides met at The Motassist Arena in February and played out a 2-2 draw after Vauxhalls had taken a 2-0 lead.