Second half goals from Kris Taylor and substitute Trevor Benjamin enabled Hereford United to run out comfortable 2-0 victors in a disappointing derby match at the Racecourse Ground played out before a crowd of a little over 4,000. The result left the Red Dragons in 23rd place in the League Two table and not playing next Saturday, as the game at Rochdale is a casualty of the international call-ups.

Reds boss Brian Carey was very downbeat as he gave his thoughts afterwards: "I am bitterly disappointed.

"We looked very ineffective today, and went down with a whimper to be honest.

"I thought Hereford came and frustrated us early on, but we didn't ask them enough questions whatsoever.

"We started well, Matty Done in particular, and did have some chances to take but we didn't take them. The longer it went on the more they grew into the game, and as they got more confident they got the goal. Just like the other night against Aston Villa when the goal went in the heads went down a little more. We stopped believing in what we were doing, stopped doing what we were good at and became one-dimensional.

"Anything becomes a habit if you do it regularly enough but its up to us to make sure that we bounce back again. The fortunate thing is that we have now got two weeks to our next game.

"The fact that we are missing games due to the international call-ups is something that happens all the time and we've got to get on with it.

"Steve Evans went over on his ankle again, the same injury that he picked up at Newtown, the guy landed on him and went over on his ankle, and so we'll have to see how is today and tomorrow before he is due to join up with the Wales squad on Monday. However, at this moment, I would say that it is extremely unlikely that he will be fit enough.

"We were always going to use the two week break to put some work in and do what we should be doing, and that is even more important now.

"The League table isn't going to look pretty at the moment, but we'll look at that at the end of the season.