Scarborough Athletic 0 Warrington Town 0, National League North

They also earned themselves just a fourth clean sheet of the season, with neither side able to break the deadlock in North Yorkshire.

Both sides hit the woodwork, with Connor Woods striking the post in the second half for Town after Harry Green's deflected effort hit the crossbar in the first.

'A real team effort' - Carden

Post-match, manager Paul Carden was quick to praise his side's efforts in ensuring they did not make the long midweek trip home empty-handed.

"It’s a tough place to come on a Tuesday – it’s a long journey and we always say there’s no bad point on the road," he said.

"We’re pleased with the clean sheet. They’ve got some good, experienced players at the level and the team has been together for a while.

"We played some good stuff at times and I thought our shape when we had the ball was very good.

"There were some good individual performances as well, and we’ve got to keep working and building on it.

"To a man, they’ve all put a shift in tonight. It was a real team effort."

Read Matt Turner's verdict on the game below

ON the quiet, Warrington Town are assembling something of an unbeaten run away from home.

It may seem hard to fathom given their league position, but they have now not lost on the road in the National League North since August – a run stretching back seven matches.

Granted, only one of those has been a victory but this game provided another sign that Town may be taking small steps forward.

In truth, both sides may be wondering how this game finished goalless as play resembled something of a basketball match at times, particularly in the second half.

Far from the drab affair the scoreline suggests, this was a match that provided entertainment for all that watched it and had either side have got a winner, the other would have felt hard done to.

While Scarborough had the lion share of proceedings after the break as Town retreated to protect what they had, efforts to trouble Dan Atherton were scarce as those in front of him erected a pretty solid wall.

Hamish Douglas was again excellent in the heart of defence, while Evan Gumbs kept tricky customers in first Harry Green and then Luca Colville relatively quiet despite playing out of position at right-back.

It was Green who came closest for Scarborough with his deflected first-half effort striking the top of Dan Atherton’s crossbar, while Peter Clarke was required to make a goalline clearance in the early stages.

At the other end, the visitors had moments of promise and looked a threat when they managed to break beyond a Scarborough midfield marshalled by the excellent Alex Purver.

Connor Woods was tireless while playing through the middle in Josh Amis’ absence and came closest to score, with his effort from the edge of the area beating home stopper Ryan Whitley but not the post.

In the main, however, their attacking play lacked composure and you could see why they have now gone six games without scoring from open play.

It as not as though they did not look like scoring, but things often broke down at the kind of crucial moment that turns draws into wins.

For now, Paul Carden will have to retain faith that those things will fall into place with continued hard work, but this was another pigeon step in the right direction.