Trinity did trouble the visitors greatly in a thrilling first half, but were unable to sustain the tempo after the break, and the Lambs secured the points through Bradley Pritchard's strike on 70 minutes.

Pritchard's neat finish came at the end of a flowing passing move, which allowed Tom Shaw to create the space for the midfielder to slot home from just inside the area.

But the real story of the game was that it was dominated by yet another inadequate refereeing performance that drew strong criticism from Steve Charles after the game.

Trinity had a good goal chalked off, after Ashley Burbeary was adjudged to have fouled a defender.

A good cross from Ross Greenwood was allowed to bounce by a hesitant defence, and Luke Beckett pounced to fire home.
But to everyone's confusion, the referee awarded a free-kick to the Lambs.

Trinity's game plan to harry and hassle the visitors seemed to be working, as Tamworth struggled to get a foothold in the game.
Sollitt was called upon to make one good save low down as Nick Wright's free-kick was headed goalward, but it was The Blues who posed the greater threat.

Burbeary cut inside and let fly to force Danny Alcock into a good save, while Neal Spafford's header from the resulting corner was cleared by the defender on the line.
Chris Hall also saw a 30-yard strike go narrowly wide, while Trinity were caught when Alex Rodman got away but was unable to find the target after he got away from Spafford.

Trinity were again denied as Alcock saved Beckett's header, and another Hall long distance effort just went the wrong side of the post.
All this inside the open 30, and the fans were enjoying a thrilling game.

Further chances fell to Beckett and Hall, but a lack of composure and luck saw the side remain level.
Tamworth nearly took the lead two minutes before the break, when both Matt Austin and Greenwood were forced into goal-line clearances.

Austin's effort was particularly impressive, as he had fallen to the ground as the shot came in.
Neither side were able to replicate the tempo of the first half, but both sides still had some good opportunities.

Austin and Burbeary both blazed over from the edge of the box, while Spafford was forced into one last ditch challenge as Gareth Sheldon looked favourite to score.

After conceding, Charles introduced Jason Bradley for his home debut, and Liam Needham made his first appearance of the season, taking the captain's armband from Danny Anson, who was forced off with a back problem.

Trinity were unable to force Alcock into a save after the goal, while Charles reserved stinging criticism for the match officials after the game.

"I thought the lads put a great shift in tonight, particularly in the first half when we played some good football," he said.
"But you have to take the chances, and the lads are a bit dismayed."
"I don't know why he disallowed the goal, I don't often say it, but the ref made it hard for us in the first half and that put us under a little bit of pressure."

"I feel strongly about this, because you try and do everything right, but it seemed we were playing against everyone, particularly in the first half."