Bedford Town suffered their heaviest defeat of the season so far as they slipped to a 3-0 home defeat against Spennymoor Town at The Eyrie on Saturday (20 September).
A first half double from Junior Mondal and a third for Glen Taylor made sure the side from County Durham made the most of their 620-mile round trip as they rose into the play-off places in National League North.
For Bedford Town, they drop to 22nd in National League North with just six points from their opening nine games, losing by three goals for the first time this season.
Lee Bircham’s men were looking to bounce back from a painful midweek FA Cup defeat at Dagenham and Redbridge, where a solo goal knocked them out of the FA Cup second qualifying round.
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An early header for Shaun Jeffers, in what was a rare start for the striker, and a free-kick for the ever-present, Tyrone Marsh didn’t trouble the goalkeeper before Spennymoor took the lead on 18 minutes.
Taylor chested down for Rob Ramshaw whose effort was kept out by Caleb Ansen, but the rebound found the feet of Mondal who tapped home the game’s opening goal.
Both sides had their chances in a first half of goalmouth action, but it was the visitors who doubled their lead as Mondal bore down on goal and slotted into the bottom corner to put the Eagles on the back foot at half-time.
Taylor puts tie to bed
Marsh and Jeffers were once again denied in the late stages of the first half, but within just six minutes of the second period, the game was done and dusted.
Ramshaw was again involved, sweeping a deep cross back across the face of goal to Glen Taylor to tap home past Ansen for a third goal that took the wind out of the Eagles’ wings.
Not that Bedford Town gave up; further efforts for Marsh and Eddie Panter flew just over the upright but there looked to be no way back for Lee Bircham’s side who slipped to their fifth league defeat of the season.
That the Eagles have faced just three of the current top ten in National League North suggests the task – on paper at least – is only going to get more difficult for Bedford Town.
They are back in action next Saturday (4 October) at 12th-placed, Worksop Town who also lost 2-1 at Hereford on Saturday.
