Shane Kelsey struck for Shaw Lane Aquaforce in their crucial 2-1 win at Bottesford Town
The temperature at the top of the Toolstation NCEL Division One table is even hotter after Shaw Lane Aquaforce were the victors in the crucial encounter with Bottesford Town.
Aquaforce remain in third behind leaders Cleethorpes and Bottesford, but Craig Elliott’s men have games in hand and the 2-1 victory yesterday gives them some momentum.
Danny Frost and Shane Kelsey’s first half goals put Shaw Lane in a great position at half-time and they were able to hold on after the experienced Terry Barwick scored from the penalty spot.
Eccleshill United failed to do Shaw Lane a favour as the Bradford-based side lost 2-1 to Cleethorpes – Marcus Edwards was the goalscorer for Lee Duxbury’s team.
Doran Jordan and Max Leonard found the net as AFC Emley continued their great form with a 2-0 win at Dinnington Town.
Selby Town lost 2-0 at Shirebrook Town, Yorkshire Amateur were hammered 6-0 at Hemsworth Miners Welfare, while Knaresborough were 4-0 winners over Teversal.
Despite Nathan Fraser putting them ahead, Rossington Main went onto lose 3-1 at struggling Hallam.
In-form Pontefract Collieries striker Kingsley Wetherald has scored ten times in eleven games
Kingsley Wetherald continued his recent brilliant goal-scoring form by hitting both goals in Pontefract Collieries’ 2-1 win at the expense of Clipstone.
Wetherald has scored ten times in his last 11 games.
Bridlington Town staged a remarkable comeback in the Premier Division by coming from 3-0 behind to draw 3-3 at Albion Sports.
Elliott Holmes, Delroy and Danny Facey had put Albion into a seemingly unassailable position before Joel Ramm and Jarrod Smalley hit back for Bridlington.
Rikki Paylor then scored the equaliser in the last minute.
James Firth’s last gasp goal secured Thackley a 1-0 win over Glasshoughton Welfare.
Adam Wilson’s equaliser two minutes into stoppage rescued a point for title-chasing Brighouse Town in the 2-2 draw with Athersley Recreation.
Luke Gibson had given Brighouse the lead before deadly duo Lee Bennett and Joe Thornton put Athersley in front until Wilson’s intervention.
C J Lyle (2) and Nick Black earned Garforth Town a 3-0 win over Maltby Main.
The victory made up for the controversial defeat back in October when Mitch Boland was harshly red carded in the bad-tempered affair.
Barton Town Old Boys’ 22 match unbeaten run came to an end as they lost 3-2 at Armthorpe Welfare.
Joel Farrar’s goal secured Liversedge a 1-0 win at Parkgate.