OUT of form Padiham crashed to rock-bottom Holker Old Boys, who managed to pick up only their first win of the Division Two campaign.
After dominating the opening 20 minutes away at Holker and squandering chance after chance, the Storks suddenly found themselves a goal behind when they only partially cleared a corner and Reece Hudson let fire with a 25-yard shot to give the home side the lead.
Unbelievably, Holker doubled their lead 11 minutes into the second half when Paul Southward picked up the loose ball from a Gavin King save and scored from close range.
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Padiham encamped in Holker's half for the rest of the game and had a chance to pull one back when Neil Almond was brought down for a penalty.
David Holt stepped up to take the spot-kick, only for Sam Stephens to save the shot and then watch Padiham's Andy Haworth blast over the rebound from six yards out.
Stuart Telfer did get a goal back on 77 mintues, scoring at the back post from a long throw-in. But at the final whistle, Holker had the three points and their first league of the season.
Previously, they had drew one and lost 13 of their opening 14 games.
Padiham are still in a mid-table position but Steve Wilkes' side are looking to turn around a disappointing run of league form.
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