Witton one of the best, says Diamonds boss Peaks

The defeat was a third in a row for Diamonds as Witton maintained their pursuit of league leaders Shaw Lane.

Peaks’ team now sit outside the play-off places having been overtaken by Leek Town with 11 games to go.

Both teams hit the post last night with Taylor Orosz seeing a thunderous effort cannon off the inside of the upright when the score was still 1-0.

And Peaks felt his team didn’t get the stroke of luck they needed.

“We have played one of the best teams in the league, They were well organised, clinical and very decent,” Peaks said.

“They are as good as anyone we have played this year and they are where they are for a reason.

“It’s fine lines and if you are going to beat a team at their level then you have to take your chances and you need that little rub of the green.

“Some things didn’t quite drop for us and we have hit the post. If we had scored a goal it would have opened the game up but we didn’t take our chances.”

Diamonds weren’t helped by the late withdrawal from the squad by defender Jamie Tank due to personal reasons, which meant the returning Dan Quigley partnered Liam Dolman at centre-half.

Then Richard Bunting suffered a calf injury during the warm-up and was replaced by Joe Curtis.

“We had a tough build-up to the game with Jamie Tank pulling out at the last minute and that meant Dan Quigley had to play at the back which wasn’t ideal,” Peaks added.

“And then in the warm-up Bunts has pulled his calf so we had a bit of re-jiggling to do.

“But we started the game well, I thought we bossed it for the first 15 minutes and had a couple of chances but they have broken and scored.

“In the second half I thought we put a real shift in and I was happy with the attitude and effort.

“If the boys give me that between now and the end of the season then we can still get to where we want to be.”

Diamonds return to action on Saturday when they head to lowly Northwich Victoria.