Tuesday's First North action review

Lancaster City were looking to move into fourth place in the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League's First Division North table on Tuesday night as they made the relatively short trip to lower mid-table Ramsbottom United, writes Pitchero's Steve Whitney.

It didn't work out as expected. The Dolly Blues hammered New Mills 6-0 in the FA Trophy last Saturday and instead of building on that result, found themselves on the wrong end of the same scoreline 72 hours later!

Tom Brooks gave Rammy a fifth minute lead that Jordan Hulme doubled on 23 minutes. Two minutes into the second half and Jon Robinson made it 3-0. And only two minutes after that it was all over bar the shouting when Brooks grabbed his second of the game. Lee Gaskell and Dominic Smalley completed the rout in the final nine minutes.

Goals from Daley Woods on seven minutes and Jamie Henders on 23 secured a win for Cammell Laird against Burscough at Kirklands to move them up to eighth in the table. Jordan Williams had given the Linnets hope when he equalised four minutes after the opener from Woods.

In Tuesday's other game, Wes Bancroft's fifth goal of the season gave Salford City a first win in six league and cup outings at Moor Lane against Bamber Bridge. Brig had one win from their previous eight games but they took the lead with just five minutes played when Lennie Reid was bundled over inside the area by debutant Salford full-back Kyle Collins. Mark Buchan made no mistake from the penalty spot.

But the home side responded well and earned a penalty of their own nine minutes later. Livewire forward Nelson Mota cut into the Brig penalty area from the right only to be tripped by Phil Doughty and the referee pointed straight at the spot. Mota took responsibility for the kick himself and kept his cool admirably, slamming the ball straight down the middle as keeper Adam Stone dived to his left.

Nine minutes after the break Bancroft picked up possession outside the area and shimmied past one defender before cutting inside another and drilling home a low finish from 20 yards to score what proved to be the winner for the Ammies.