United were hoping that March heralded a vast change in fortunes than that experienced in both January and February and for the opening twenty minutes they looked like they meant business. Marc Holmes headed wide from Nathan Hilaire’s cross and Craig Rydeheard sent a long range shot over the crossbar but facing a strong head wind it didn’t take long before the visitors were able to take full advantage pushing the United back pack in to their own half.

And once again the United midfield seemed to be over run by their opposing numbers forcing even more work onto their already overstretched defence – with a plea going out via the live commentary for the recruitment of a midfield general to take the reins in the middle of the park – so if there is anyone out there!

Fortunately, the Tigers front men were having an off day blasting the ball high and wide and a combination of poor finishing and resolute defending from United’s Luke Jones, Ben Stocker, Adam Turner and skipper Michael Scarisbrick kept the sides at 0-0 at the interval.

With the wind now behind them United were hoping to take advantage and within the first three minutes Holmes went close again and Robbie O’Dell couldn’t get a firm footing to fire home when set free by Andre Maltay. But against the run of play the Tigers grabbed the lead. A difficult curling high ball from Tagmanbusi floated over United keeper Adam Lawrence to the far post where both Scarisbrick and Tigers’ Zarchenko rose with Zarchenko managing to outjump the United full back and heading back to Anvari to stab the ball home.

Just one minute later and the Tigers were two up courtesy of a dubious penalty decision that saw a Tigers forward fall in the box without, it seemed, any one near him. But with United’s luck running away as fast as Linford Christie it seemed inevitable that the whistle blew and the referee pointed straight to the sopt from which Tigers skipper Ellekhelifi dispatched the Tigers second.

The second goal killed off United’s hopes and the final twenty minutes was a lacklustre affair with the Tigers settling for the points and United are left wondering where they can find a goal and a point in their remaining fixtures.

This Saturday United travel to Brimsdown Rovers.

United: Lawrence, Scarisbrick, Turner, Stocker, Jones, Maltay, Darvall (Spring), Rydeheard, Holmes, O’Dell (Lincoln), Hilaire (Murray)