Salisbury took an early lead after 11 minutes when the ball fell kindly for big defender Luke Oliver in the 6 yard box. He stroked the ball past the keeper to give City a deserved lead.
Salisbury kept possession well and had most of the chances during the first half, Oliver unlucky not to have a hattrick after hitting the post and putting a header just over. It took 32 minutes for Northwich to have an attempt on goal when midfielder Chris Williams hit a shot over the bar. Their supporters behind the goal were in good voice despite having very little to cheer this season. A couple of their loan signings from Barnsley, especially Coulson, were working hard to try and get an equaliser but they were not getting enough support from the rest of the midfield.
Salisbury were forced to make a change when Matt Robinson failed to recover from an ankle knock caused by a crunching tackle he put in on a Northwich striker. Scott Bartlett moved over the leftback position and Clarke replaced him on the right wing.
Matt Tubbs finished the game off in the first minute of the second half when he scored from a knock down from a corner. Salisbury continued to pile on the pressure but were unable to create anything further. There was one glorious chance when Matthews, Tubbs and Clarke all combined to get in each other's way when it really needed someone just to blast the ball at the goal.
Northwich had one chance at the end but Coulson headed wide when it seemed easier to score.
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