Worcester City 0 Nuneaton Town 1.

A SECOND-HALF penalty from striker Rob Duffy was enough to give Nuneaton Town a 1-0 win  and end Worcester’s six-match unbeaten run.

To add to the misery for the home side, they had Sean Geddes sent off midway through the second half – their sixth red card of the season.

With leading scorer Lee Hughes suspended, City started with fellow veteran Deon Burton as the lone striker, Tristian Dunkley and Dan Nti providing the support out wide.

And Nti was soon causing the visitors problems, being hauled back by Jordan Keane after just five minutes leading to a yellow card for the defender.

The home side continued to dominate early on with Nti being denied by keeper Jordan Smith at the foot of the post before Geddes skied an effort following good work down the right by Sam Minihan.

Burton also tested the Nuneaton keeper with a low drive from 30 yards but as the half wore on the visitors started to come more into contention.

Aaron Williams forced a save from Nathan Vaughan with midfielder Adam Whitehouse firing wide from the edge of the box.

The visitors created the pick the opportunities midway through the half when Shane Byrne latched on to the ball 25 yards from goal and drilled an effort goalwards only to be denied by a decent Vaughan save.

On the stroke of half-time, the City keeper was again in action, keeping out another long-range Whitehouse effort which was directed straight at him.

The breakthrough, early in the second-half, came about in controversial circumstances.

Nuneaton were awarded a free-kick on the edge of the area and with the City wall still being formed, Whitehouse took the kick which struck an arm. Referee Darren Strain pointed to the spot and Rob Duffy sent keeper Vaughan the wrong way for a 58th minute lead.

Five minutes later, things went from bad to worse when Geddes, still seething from the penalty decision, was shown a red card for comments made to the referee.

And the mayhem continued when, on 70 minutes, Nuneaton defender Jordan Keane was shown a second yellow card for his petulant push on Gudger earning the defender his marching orders.

Heading into the final ten minutes, City substitutes Ashley Vincent and Shaun Harrad joined the fray as the home side looked to an equaliser.

On 88 minutes, Vincent managed to pick out Nti in the middle but his header cleared the crossbar.

City’s best chance to level came five minutes into injury time when Gudger’s shot was tipped over the crossbar by keeper Smith.