Two goals inside four second-half minutes for Warrington Town consigned 10-man Radcliffe to a 2-1 home defeat on Saturday.

The hosts looked the better side for the opening 70 minutes of the match and took the lead in the 38th minute through Tunde Owolabi, but were reduced to 10 men after Jordan Hulme was dismissed moments before half time.

Despite having a player disadvantage, the Boro had chances to increase their lead but were made to pay as Joshua Miles and Joshua Amis both scored in the final 20 minutes to give the visitors all three points.

Three changes were made to the side that lost 1-0 at Marine as Olly Thornley, Rick Smith and Matt Sargent returned to the team.

Radcliffe had the first chance of the game in the sixth minute as Owolabi played a powerful pass into Brad Jackson on the edge of the six-yard area. The right-wing back’s effort at goal smashed off the underside of the bar and Dan Atherton gratefully gathered the ball at the second attempt.

Warrington threatened the Radcliffe penalty area in the 13th minute through a Connor Woods corner but Mateusz Hewelt’s punch was good enough to clear the immediate danger, The ball fell to Bohan Dixon at the far post, but he couldn’t get a shot away.

The Yellows were gifted an opportunity to open the scoring midway through the first half, as Owolabi’s misplaced pass was intercepted by Dixon. The Warrington skipper played the ball out to the right but the attack fizzled out as the blue shirts got back in numbers.

An excellent piece of play from Scott Duxbury in the 25th minute allowed Radcliffe to thread the ball in behind the visitor’s defence. The perfectly-timed run of Owolabi was found with a well-weighted ball that allowed the striker to take aim at Atherton’s near post, but the keeper’s outstretched arm was enough to keep it out.

Radcliffe took the lead seven minutes before the break through Owolabi, as he scored on his second home debut in a Boro shirt. The forward was able to get on the end of Anthony Dudley’s flicked ball, using his strength well while being hauled to the ground in the process of playing the pass, and struck his shot low past the onrushing Atherton before celebrating in front of the home faithful.

But Radcliffe captain Hulme was shown a straight red card in the 44th minute for an off -he-ball clash with Warrington right-back Murphy Bennett.

Radcliffe started the second half on top and went close to doubling their advantage just four minutes in. Dudley’s initial effort was well blocked by Evan Gumbs, the second ball then fell favourably for Duxbury who took two touches, one to set the ball and the second to unleash a venomous effort at goal but Atherton was able to match the strike and tip it over.

Twenty minutes from time, Paul Carden’s team made their extra man count as second-half substitute Miles tied the game at 1-1. After Amis went to ground inside the area, the loose ball was picked up by the substitute who found the roof of the net from 20 yards.

Just three minutes after the first substitute scored, the second sub put the visitors ahead. Woods beat Duxbury for pace on the outside and found an unmarked Amis to finish from six yards.

The introductions of new signing Mo Doro, Jamie Morgan and Josh Hancock rolled the dice for Radcliffe in order to try and claim something from the game but to no avail.

Next up is a trip to Brackley on Saturday (3pm).