Eddy Birch scored for Ossett Albion. Picture: Adam Hirst
Ossett Albion won their final pre-season friendly when they beat Stocksbridge Park Steels 2-1 at home thanks to goals from Gibril Bojang and Eddy Birch.
It was another good performance from Albion saw them gain their third successive victory in preparation for the start of the season next week.
In the first half the Albion defence looked solid and although they didn’t create many chances, some of their play was good.
Then just after the half-hour mark some good work down the right saw Rob Bordman get to the bye-line and into the box. He pulled the ball back for Eddy Birch whose shot was saved by Sam Andrew in the Stocksbridge goal. The ball came loose and Gibril Bojang reacted quickest to get the ball into the net to give Albion the lead.
Albion saved their best bit of football for the final minute of the half when quick-passing play from several players down the right saw the ball come to Eddy Birch who shot hard and low into the corner of the goal.
The second half was disrupted by the many substitutions from both sides but Albion still looked untroubled by Stocksbridge until the final minute when a lack of concentration allowed the visitors to get a consolation goal.
Ossett Albion: Barrow (Souter), Thompson, Hardaker, Riordan (Milnes), South, Wright (Paylor), Bojang (Brunt), Jones (Hoyle), Matthews (Muller), Bordman, Birch (Grech-Brooksbank).