Yorkshire Amateur 2 Staveley Miners Welfare 2
KoolSport Northern Counties East League Division 1
At: Bracken Edge
Kick-off: 3-00 pm
Admission: £4; Programme: £1 (20 pages)
Weather: Mild, sunny, a few rain showers
Attendance: 80
Duration: first-half: 45:02; second-half: 48:44
While local games involving both Stafford Town and Stafford Rangers were on a long list of postponements due to a waterlogged pitch, there were no such problems at Bracken Edge in Leeds. True, it was a lot further than I’d planned to travel but worth it as the top two teams in the NCEL Division One served up an entertaining game. After a goalless first half, leaders Staveley twice took the lead and second-placed Yorkshire Amateur twice got on level teams, snatching a vital point courtesy of a late own goal.Yorkshire Amateur (white / navy blue / red): 1. Danny Trueman, 2. Curtis Maynard, 3. John Cullen, 4. Chris Hitchins (capt), 5. Daniel Freeman, 6. Liam Tuck, 7. Leroy McIntosh, 8. John Douglas, 9. Curtis Bernard, 10. Danny Forrest, 11. Tom Marsden. Subs: 12. Mark Hill (for Maynard, 43), 14. Richard Gaffney (for Marsden, 87), 15. Dempsey Smith (for Freeman, 85), 16. Justin Bowler (not used), 17. Dom Noteman (not used).
Staveley Miners Welfare (orange/orange/orange): 1. Scott Dinnigan, 2. Kyle Fores, 3. Chris Fawcus, 4. Tom Jones, 5. Michael Staley (capt), 6. Aymen Tahar, 7. Jordan Eagers, 8. Richard Patterson, 9. Ryan Damms, 10. Andrew Fox, 11. Chris Coy. Subs: 12. Callum Westney (not used), 14. Jamie Smith (for Damms, 80), 15. Joe Thornton (for Tahar, 86), 16. Lee Hill, 17. Adam Houghton (not used).Goals:
0-1 Ryan Damms (59)
1-1 Chris Hitchins (65)
1-2 Chris Coy (77)
2-2 Michael Staley (86 og)
Cards:
Yorkshire Amateur: Liam Tuck (YC, 11), John Douglas (YC, 57)
Staveley: Jordan Eagers (YC, 60)
