Hanwell Town 0-2 Frome

Hanwell Town suffered their first defeat in eight games with a disappointing 2-0 loss to Frome Town at The Powerday Stadium on Tuesday.

Two first half goals from James Ollis in the space of three minutes saw Hanwell go in at the break needing a miraculous turnaround to save their unbeaten steak.

Despite two half time changes, the Geordies were unable to create anything to test Frome goalkeeper Kyle Phillips.

Hanwell came into the game looking to return to winning ways against the side bottom of the Southern Premier League South.

The game started without any chances of note. Hanwell had most of the possession but seemed happy to pass the ball around defence.

In the 20th minute, some good play around the box by Hanwell resulted in Calum Woodcock’s cross being caught by Phillps. Frome then broke and Carter-Rogers had to make a good save to deny Ollis.

16 minutes later, some good combination play between Archie Ferris and Ethan Vaughn on the edge of the box resulted in a low cross being fired across the goal. Ollis was left unmarked at the back post and tapped home to give the visitors the lead.

Hanwell didn’t respond well to going behind and Frome doubled their lead two minutes later. The visitors again found space on the left and the ball was pulled back by Ollis, who added his second of the game.

Manager Chris Moore made two changes at the start of the second half. Alfie Pendlebury and Aderi Dede were taken off with Elliot Benyon and Ezekiel Coker introduced.

Coker had an opportunity to reduce the deficit in the 49th minute. Taylor Miles put in a great cross from the left, however the striker could not direct his header on target.

Hanwell continued their push forward in the 52nd minute. Chris Regis tried his luck from outside the box that Phillips had to push away from his bottom left corner.

Three minutes later, the Geordies hit the post. Carr found Coker on the left of the penalty area. The striker turned and fired an effort towards goal that rebounded off the left post and out of play.

In the 65th minute, Ollis had the opportunity to get his hat-trick. A long ball from midfield sent him through on goal with Hanwell failing to play an offside trap. However, the striker dragged his shot from the right of the box wide.

The rest of the game fizzled out, with Trent Carter-Rogers the busier of the two goalkeepers. Hanwell were left to rue a missed opportunity to climb up the table.

The result sees the Geordies remain 10thin the league, a win would’ve put them seventh. On Saturday, Hanwell welcome National League Eastleigh to The Powerday Stadium in a massive clash in the FA Trophy.