VAUXHALL Motors were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Chasetown in their first home game of the new year.

The Motormen were looking to bounce back from their heavy 5-0 defeat on New Year's Day, away at City Of Liverpool,

But they got off to a poor start at the VanEupen Arena when Jordan Evans struck in the 14th minute mark past new keeper Jack Atkinson who signed for the club on Friday.

The visitors put Danny Holmes’ side under pressure from the off and after carving open the host's defence, centre-half Lewis Willingham made a brilliant recovery as he cleared away the ball on the line with four minutes played.

However, as the pressure continued to build, it wouldn’t take too long before Evans edged his side in front with a fantastic strike from the edge of the area.

There were limited chances created throughout the first half, Chasetown frustrating Vauxhall as they looked to get themselves back into the match.

Holmes was forced into making his first change of the afternoon when the injured Jason Akiotu was replaced by Bobby Beaumont.

The Motormen played with much greater intensity following the break, as creative midfielders Jordan Deer and Joe Brandon looked to get the better of a strong backline by sending perfectly carved balls through the defence.

However, the visitors' keeper Bradley Clarkson was there to the rescue as he cleared the danger away.

Chasetown continued to cause issues of their own as new keeper Atkinson proved his worth by making a great double save to keep his side in the game with 20 minutes left on the clock.

However, the visitors managed to hold on to all three points to climb up to 11th in the Northern Premier League Division One West. Vauxhall ended the afternoon 15th.

Vauxhall Motors are back in action on Friday night as they travel to Prescot Cables.