SELBY Town were unable to fight back from two goals down against Horbury Town in the Northern Counties Eastern League division one.

James Cusworth opened the scoring for Horbury after only two minutes and added a penalty on the half hour to seal the victory, seeing Selby drop to back-to-back defeats.

Town manager Ryan Cooper gave a debut to new signing and former York City youngster Robert Guilfoyle who came in for Ned Dry, and Charlie Petch replaced the unavailable Ryan Gothard.

Selby were on the backfoot from the start and within two minutes they found themselves a goal down when indecision at the back allowed Cusworth to shoot across Alfie Burnett into the far corner of the net.

The Robins tried to come back and Taweed Ahmed saw a shot blocked.

However, the visitors were looking dangerous with Burnett making a good low save from Cusworth and then a vicious shot hit the home bar before falling into the arms of the keeper.

Selby tried to come back with a cross from Ahmed headed away with Kyle Fish waiting to pounce and then a high ball caused a mix-up between Hagreen and a defender with the ball being cleared.

Horbury got their second goal on the half an hour mark when a long kick from Hagreen went into the home penalty are and Burnett looked to collect.

However Gibril Bogang bore down and the ball slipped from the keeper and he pulled the Horbury player down. Cusworth stepped up to convert the resulting penalty kick.

Selby came back again with Harry Clapham slipping the ball past the on rushing Hagreen with the ball being cleared on the heavy pitch.

Ahmed shot just wide and then a combination of Hagreen and a defender foiled town substitute Charlie Smith at the foot of the post.

Early in the second half Petch scrambled the ball for a corner and Burnett pouched a strong shot.

The Robins then had a purple patch. Dec Racher got onto to the end of a cute Harry Clapham flick but fired inches wide.

Kyle Fish hit the crossbar from a few yards and then Hagreen pulled of a superb save to his left to deny a bullet header from Racher.

Selby forced a number of corners and Hagreen firstly palmed one over the bar before somehow seconds later clawed another one over the bar.

Jamie Danby then stabbed a chance wide of the goal and the overworked Hagreen smothered a cross shot from substitute Ned Dry.

With sox minutes of added time the game petered out with a Horbury player shooting over and Petch doing the same for the Robins.

Selby Town: Burnett, Marsh, Love, Petch, Bailey, Danby, Fish, Racher, Clapham, Guilfoyle, Ahmed.

Subs (all used). McGrath, Smith, Rowley, St Juste, Dry.

Attendance: 230