A LATE brace from Zac Guinan inspired Worcester City to a 3-0 victory against struggling Rugby Town.
After a goalless first half, Guinan eventually broke the deadlock on 71 minutes at Claines Lane.
And Shay Palmer doubled City’s lead four minutes from time before Guinan completed the scoring in injury time.
The result means Worcester sit fourth in the Northern Premier League Midlands table.
Rugby spurned a glorious chance to take the lead in the first half as City defender Charlie Wise made a last-ditch challenge to deny Trey Charles a shot on goal.
However, Worcester ramped up the pressure after the break as Sopuruchukwu Obieri headed wide at a corner from close range.
And Obieri saw another effort deflect onto the crossbar with Wise unable to turn home the rebound from point-blank range.
The home side went close again soon after as Elliott Hartley headed over Guinan’s cross from inside the six-yard box.
However, Worcester eventually took the lead on 71 minutes when Guinan pounced on some hesitancy in the Valley defence to turn home a loose ball from eight-yards out.
And City doubled their lead on 86 minutes as Palmer raced onto a long ball in-behind the Rugby defence and kept his cool to finish into an empty net after Valley goalkeeper Paul Hathaway slipped and lost his footing.
The home side added some gloss to the scoreline two minutes into injury time as Guinan turned home Jordan Lymn’s dangerous ball across the box from virtually on the goal line.
Worcester are next in action against Lye Town on Tuesday, March 4 with kick-off at 7.45pm at the Sports Ground.
