Source: The Non-League Paper (no online content)THE VISIT to Padiham offered the chance for United to put the disappointment of Tuesday's first defeat of the season behind them.
The home side with a brisk breeze at their backs in the first period managed to hold FC United to just a few good opportunities.
The best saw Rory Patterson drag his penalty wide of goal after he had been upended by Padiham keeper Gavin King on then nimutes.
Padiham were restricted to long range efforts with Paul Fildes seeing Sam Ashton comfortably hold a 25-yard freekick and Ed O'Neill hitting a left-footed shot from a similar distance that flew wide of the left post after good set-up work by Fildes.
The first period closed with Rhodri Giggs getting down the right flank to the byline before crossing for Simon Carden who hooked a volley just over from then yards out.
Padiham found it much more difficult to clear their lines in the second half.
The home side spent long periods under the cosh and it seemed only a matter of time before the deadlock would be broken.
Giggs, who put in his best performance since joining United in the summer, nearly registered the opener, but his near-post flicked header from a Josh Howard corner kick rebounded to safety from the frame.
Giggs had a part in the opening goal as his angled cross in found Stuart Rudd via a defender's head.
Rudd turned the ball across to Simon Carden who calmly lifted his shot into the net beyond King.
The game was made safe on 73 minutes as Carden headed home a pinpoint Giggs cross from close range after an incisive rund forward from Alex Mortimer had released him into space on the right.
The third and final goal came deep into stoppage time and saw Stuart Rudd adding to his goal tally as King came to the edge of his area to be beaten by a lob that bounced into the net.
STAR MAN: Carden (FC United)
MATCH RATING: 3/5
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