The proverbial game of two halves with the ultimately emphatic 4-0 win looking a million miles away at half time.
A poor, scrappy first half gave no hint of the goals to come as The Lions got sucked in to Stafford’s direct style rather than playing the ball on the floor. Indeed bar for a brilliant last ditch tackle by Ible after Smith uncharacteristically gave the ball away and the crossbar saved Guiseley from being 2 down.
The introduction of Adam Haw at half time saw Guiseley get the ball down and put the visitors on the back foot. The breakthrough came with a contender for goal of the season as Whitham who had switched to the right launch a left foot screamer that the keeper was never going to reach.
Courtney Meppen -Walters then sent the keeper the wrong way from the spot a fact highlighted Whitham when he mockingly re-enacted the keepers despairing dive not once but twice!
Whitham was only denied by the post for a second but Haw was there to fire in the rebound as injury hit Stafford visibly wilted under the second half onslaught.
There was still time for Ible to turn in a 4th to complete an emphatic win that was the perfect response to the injury time heartache on Tuesday.
6 points off the play offs in 10th spot the Lions travel to Matlock (Tuesday) and Warrington Town Saturday) in good heart.
Off the field whilst Stafford’s small travelling support might not have been an attraction for young would-be hooligans it was good to see the club’s latest attempt to rid Nethermoor of this unwanted element prove successful, for now at least, although there will be bigger tests to come.
Man of the match : Boateng
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