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A Jekyll and Hyde performance by Town, who did enough in a quality first
half display to put the game to bed, only to allow a soft equaliser on the
stroke of half time to undermine their confidence and allow the visitors to
dominate after the break.
Town showed their intentions as early as the 7th minute, with a fine move
involving Carl Giblin and Paul Palmer setting Matt Fyvie free, only for the
frontman to be pulled back for offside. Minutes later Paul Wilson was
first to a mishit clearance, and he showed fine vision to drive an instant
dipping volley inches over the bar with ‘keeper Mike Clark beaten. Again
Town made ground, as Fyvie and Lewis worked the left flank to release
Palmer, who was beaten by the linesman’s flag.
The visitors produced their first threat on 19 minutes, as Gareth Naylor
and
Rob Edwards combined well down the left to force a corner. Dominic Riordan
swung in a dangerous ball which Town centre-back Steve Heath claimed through
the bodies to head away to safety. Town took the lead on 33 minutes with a
delightfully worked set piece. A Free-kick 25 yards out was delivered low
into the box. Lee Harper was the link man, and his touch was inch perfect
into the path of Palmer, who crashed a first time drive into the corner past
a despairing Clarke.
Town surged forward again looking to add to the lead. A cracking one-touch
move along the left saw Wayne Lewis and Palmer find the marauding Wilson,
whose instant cross was just too strong for the onrushing Chris Hyam on the
six-yard line.
Wilson was again at the hub of the Town attack, as he split up an Ossett
move down the right flank to find Martin Thacker in the centre. He
unleashed a fine 25-yarder that dipped just over the bar. Town gained the
2-goal advantage their play merited at lat on 45 minutes as Palmer chased
what seemed a lost cause on the left from a long ball. Clarke raced out to
challenge, but the striker somehow came out on top, and squared the ball for
Matt Fyvie, who drove the ball into the net despite the efforts of Riordan
on the line for a deserved first goal in a Town shirt.
Amazingly, Albion threw themselves a lifeline in the 46th minute straight
from the restart. The ball ran loose in midfield, and Sean Hazelden fired
over a hopeful long ball. Town ‘keeper Nick Baxter came to claim, but
suddenly realised he would be outside of the 18-yard box if he handled.
Burly winger David Syers took advantage to nod the ball over Baxter for an
unlikely strike.
Half time
Brid 2 Ossett 1
Town had clearly lost momentum ,and Albion quickly showed an appetite to
level the scores. Adam Fretwell took control of a though ball in the 50th
minute from Jon Holdsworth and waltzed through three challenges on the edge
of the box before the ball was hacked away by Heath to safety.
The visitors again went close within minutes, as Naylor linked well with
Hazelden along the left. A dangerous inswinging cross was well cleared by
Harper with Edwards hovering. Town were having to defend doggedly, and
manager Billy Heath made two substitutions in an effort to preserve the
lead. Andy Neill replaced Fyvie in the attack, and Steve Underwood made a
long awaited return to first X1 action after suspension to take over from
Shaun Baker in the midfield.
Again, the introduction of Neill sparked Town, and within minutes, he had
been at the hib of a move between Hyams and Palmer. The final ball reached
Wilson, who curled his shot inches over the bar. Albion worked the ball
forward again along the right flank through Mackay, who fed Shane Killock
on
the byline. Howls of protest from the home fans followed as he appeared to
knock the ball over the line himself, but the referee gave a corner, which
fortunately was cleared away.
With 4 minutes of added time showing, the ball went from end to end but
neither side had the necessary finishing touch and the whistle blew to mark
Town’s first back to back victories of the season.
Teams
Brid Town Baxter, Hyam, Wilson, Baker, Harper, Heath, Giblin, Thacker,
Fyvie, Palmer, Lewis.
Subs. Underwood, Colman, Neill
Ossett Albion Clarke, Mackay, Riordan, Senior, Holdsworth, Hazelden, Syers,
Fretwell, Naylor, Edwards, Killock
Subs. Reynolds, N.Hazelden, Myerswinski.