Matthew Doughty and John McAliskey's second-half strikes helped Altrincham boost their play-off bid at Tamworth.Doughty opened the scoring with 19 minutes left with a fine free-kick, before McAliskey netted from close range to clinch the points.

Tamworth pressed late on and Nick Wright forced a good save from Stuart Coburn before Neil MacKenzie hit the crossbar from 30 yards.

Bradley Pritchard had earlier missed from six yards out for the hosts.

Tamworth: Alcock, Tait, Smith, Wylde, Blackwood, Brown (Lake-Gaskin 80), Russell, MacKenzie, Sheridan (Christie 70), Wright, Pritchard. Subs Not Used: Shaw, Langdon, Ulker.

Booked: Tait, Blackwood, Pritchard.

Altrincham: Coburn, Densmore, Williams, Smith, Young, Lawton, Kearney (Clee 90), Danylyk, Doughty, Little (McAliskey 66), Senior (Denham 78). Subs Not Used: Saunders, Welch.

Booked: Little, Lawton, Doughty, Williams.

Goals: Doughty 71, McAliskey 88.

Att: 630

Ref: R Joyce (Yorkshire).

Source: BBC Sport