Atkinson hits sensational winner

Evo Stik Division One North

Lancaster City 2-3 Brighouse Town

Ben Atkinson scored the winner in the 93rd minute for Brighouse

Ben Atkinson scored an unbelievable injury-time winner as Brighouse Town got their play-offs bid back on track with a magnificent victory at leaders Lancaster City.

The victory puts Paul Quinn’s men within five points of fifth-placed Colne with ten games remaining.

The game got off to a spell-binding start as Brighouse midfielder Tom Haigh managed to score an incredible speculative strike from close to halfway line after three minutes.

Lancaster hit back with two quick-fire strikes in first half injury-time. Tom Killfin equalised before Craig Cairney placed the home side in front.

Haigh levelled the game for Brighouse on the hour mark. This time it was a straight-forward tap-in rather than a blockbuster strike.

The winner was one of the last kicks of the game. Former Huddersfield Town youngster Atkinson pounced on a pass from Adam Baker and simply smashed home to spark jubilant scenes.

The Team

Brighouse Town: Taylor, Harris, Grimshaw, Field, Hewitt, Atkinson, Stockdill, Haigh, Parkin, Fish, Baker. Subs: Low, Ashforth, Wharton, Dugdale, Pollard.

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