LEIGH RMI 0, WORKINGTON TOWN 1: There are some days when not much goes right and Saturday was certainly a case in point for Leigh.

There was little between two sides who battled away but failed to finish off any of a number of chances they created, until Lee Atherton's error handed the Reds the decisive goal.

The central defender had been cool and collected until the 56th minute when he tried to pass the ball across the face of his own goal, only for Craig Johnston to gratefully intercept and hammer his shot passed a helpless keeper.

With the visitors tightening up their defence all looked lost until the 70th minute when RMi thought that fortune had finally gone their way when Lee Hollickin needlessly brought down Chris Simm on the edge of the box. Up stepped Andy Roscoe, but despite two bites at the cherry, failed to find the back of the net.

The skipper's spot kick was well-saved by Adam Collin diving to his right, but although the ball rebounded back to Roscoe, his shot went straight back to the keeper.

Lee Thompson had enough chances in the first-half to have scored at least once, but the striker twice failed to hit the target with only the keeper to beat and would have had an even easier opportunity if Lee Shillito's pass had not gone behind him with an open goal beckoning.

Leigh brought on new signing Leon Mike in the second-half and although the former Manchester City and Aberdeen striker produced several neat touches he looked clearly short of match practice.