FC Isle of Man lost 5-1 away at AFC Liverpool on Tuesday night as they slipped back into the relegation zone.
Paul Jones’ side capitulated late on as they conceded four goals in 13 second half minutes.
With captain Michael Williams a late withdrawal due to an injury in the warmup, Danny Gerrard replaced him at short notice, with Adam Killey taking the armband.
The Ravens first half chance came in the 12th minute after Dean Pinnington was fouled, with Ste Whitley’s free kick being easily saved by keeper Ben Barnes.
AFC Liverpool began to exert more control after that and were it not for a block by Callum Hudgeon from a shot which looked goal bound, could have been ahead on 25 minutes.
The Ravens then had Killey to thank for still being level as he made a good save from Caleb Jones’ effort, before Owen Fisher-Jones headed over from close range when left free at a corner.
That run of good luck ran out for the Ravens as the home side took the lead through Jones as he was played in down the right and shot across Killey into the far corner to make it 1-0 at the break.
Second Half
The Ravens came out with a bit more rhythm about their attacking play after the break and Whitley had a chance to get a shot off after a through ball from Dean Pinnginton, but the former tried to cut back inside and the momentum was lost before Sam Baines’ strike was deflected behind for a corner.
Just after the hour mark, Jones shuffled the deck and brought on Luke Booth, he made an immediate impact as barely a minute after coming on he cut inside to beat his defender and fired low past Barnes to make it 1-1.
FC Isle of Man had a sustained period of possession and were looking for a way through, but hesitancy in front of goal saw well crafted openings come and go without reward.
As AFC grew back into the half, Harry Wright-Ocana made it 2-1 as the Ravens were unable to clear their lines, before Jones scored from nearly the halfway line after Killey’s clearance left him stranded, allowing the winger to score with a long range lob.
Liam Paton and skipper Adam Moorcroft completed the scoring for AFC late on to see them leapfrog the Ravens who slipped to second bottom above Litherland.
FC Isle of Man’s next game is on Saturday away at 10th placed Pilkington.
