Selby Town's run in the FA Vase came to a halt at Richard Street on Saturday as they went down to a 3-1 loss against North West Counties Premier League team AFC Liverpool.

Despite Matty Dawes opening the scoring for Selby in the first-half, the Liverpool side hit back with an equalising goal before the break, and two late second half goals saw the home side's journey end in the second qualifying round.

After the midweek league cup win at Winterton manager Ryan Cooper had a full squad to choose from, and Caden McGrath was replaced by Alex Marsh at right-back.

Liam Love and Troy Greening dropped to the bench alongside Connor Ryan and James Danby. Former experienced football league player Nathan Doyle made his debut for the Robins.

In front of 322 spectators, the opening exchanges were cagey although both sides forced early corners, one which saw Harry Clapham head into the arms of the visiting goalkeeper Harry Campbell.

The young keeper then did well to get his fingers onto a Clapham cross but he blotted his copybook on nine minutes when Dawes chased down a back pass which saw the 'keeper completely miss the ball with his feet and Dawes ran it into an empty net.

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The visitors came back strongly with Caleb Jones thundering a free-kick on the Town crossbar , before Luke Byron curled a shot just wide of Liam Wilsons far post.

Just after this a cross from the right saw Elliot Taylor seemingly having an easy header to equalise, but Wilson parried the effort away.

On 31 minutes the visitors got the equaliser when a cross from the right was met at the far post by Byron who nodded in from a tight angle.

Just before the break, confusion by the home defenders saw the ball played across the face of the goal and Wilson managed to scoop it away before blocking a follow up shot.

The second-half opened with the Liverpool side well on top.

A shot went just over the Selby bar and Taylor broke free on the left of the penalty area but shot wide.

On 66 minutes, Town conceded a second goal when a ball into the right of the home defence was not dealt with and it eventually fell to Adam Moorcroft, who drilled home from 12-yards.

Selby tried to come back and a good passage of play ended with Charlie Petch hitting a shot inches over, before substitute Connor Ryan headed an effort at Campbell.

The visitors sealed the game two minutes from time when again, questionable defending saw the ball reach Taylor, who simply lobbed the ball over Wilson into the empty net.

SELBY TOWN: Wilson, Marsh, St Juste, Doyle, Petch, Bull, Davison, Dawes, Clapham, Rowley, Racher.

SUBS: Danby, Love, Mcgrath, Ryan, Greening.