Warrington Town 1 Spennymoor Town 1, National League North

Isaac Fletcher struck in the 89th minute to equalise for visitors Spennymoor Town, sending a shot flashing beyond Dan Atherton in the home goal.

The hosts, who were under the caretaker management of Nigel Keogh and Mark Canning following Beesley’s resignation on Sunday, had taken the lead midway through the second half through another excellent Connor Woods free kick.

The Town number seven scored his third goal direct from a set piece this season, curling over the wall and in despite Moors keeper Brad James getting a hand to his effort.

Connor Woods is mobbed by his teammates after putting Town ahead (Image: Sean Walsh) Read Matt Turner's verdict on the action below

AFTER a difficult week, Warrington Town were looking for a response from their players.

Was there one in terms of performance? Perhaps marginally, but there was so nearly one in terms of result.

Once Connor Woods had superbly curled home a free kick midway through the second half, they were on their way to managing their way through what remained of the contest well.

This Connor Woods free kick would find the net to give Town the lead (Image: Sean Walsh) Not much was coming back from Spennymoor until Isaac Fletcher found space in the box to fire home an equaliser two minutes from the end of normal time.

In truth, a draw was probably a fair result as neither side could conclusively say they really did enough to win the game outright.

From a Warrington perspective, there is still an element of finding themselves as a team – a process that still appears to be ongoing and will now be a task for the new manager to spearhead.

The return of Jay Harris to the base of their midfield brought calmness while, as they do most weeks, Woods and Matty McDonald carried the greatest threat of anyone in yellow.

Matty McDonald looks to carve out an opening (Image: Sean Walsh) However, it rarely translated to clear-cut chances created as too often, things broke down when they got to the final third and without Woods' dead-ball brilliance, it was difficult to see them scoring from open play.

The same was probably true at the other end too as the home defence looked much more secure than it has done of late.

Nevertheless, the way in which Fletcher was able to work himself into a shooting position was the kind of soft and preventable goal that has become their Achilles heel, as their now former boss Mark Beesley was often keen to point out.

Still, this week was about steadying the ship and to an extent, that is what they managed to achieve.

A win and a clean sheet would have been the perfect tonic and while there will naturally be disappointment about conceding so late, most at Cantilever Park would probably have taken a point before the game.

Now, there are two weeks in which new manager Paul Carden can work with his new squad – and potentially make any necessary changes – before the weekly grind resumes.

Substitute Mikey O'Neill drives forward (Image: Sean Walsh)