Taylor proves his 'class' with fine brace during galling home loss
The gloss may have been taken off them by events which followed later in the game, but there can be no understating the quality of the two goals Ellis Taylor scored during Harrogate Town’s 3-2 defeat to Bristol Rovers.
The 22-year-old winger bent home a delicious effort to hand the Sulphurites a first-half lead on Easter Monday, then smashed a clinical finish into the roof of the net from close range to put them 2-1 up in the 55th minute.
Some poor defensive work during the final half an hour ultimately meant that Simon Weaver’s team managed to lose a game they really ought to have won, with that result meaning that they stay rooted to the foot of League Two.
But despite being left seriously disappointed by the way the game ended, Weaver was still able to recognise the quality of Taylor’s performance.
"Ellis looked a class act and I am delighted for him,” the Harrogate boss said.
"I think that he deserved to score those two goals because he has kept at it in training and has desperately wanted to succeed.
"I could feel the vibe he’s been giving off the last few games. You can see in his face, and see his intent, and sometimes that intensity can be too much pressure for any young player.
"But, he delivered a worldie goal for the first one, and it was a great finish for his second. And those goals will do his confidence the world of good.
"We need goals, don’t we. They’ve been in short supply this season, so any goal for one of our attacking players just makes them believe that bit more.”