Toolstation NCEL Premier Division
Bridlington Town 1-2 Parkgate
Parkgate striker Alex Lill scored the goal to keep his team in the NCEL Premier Division
Alex Lill completed the turnaround as Parkgate won at Bridlington Town to secure safety with one game to spare.
The victory relegates Barton Town Old Boys and seals survival for Parkgate, who only had one point on the board after the opening 13 games. A run of five wins and a draw from their last six matches has maintained Parkgate’s status in the NCEL Premier Division.
Bridlington had star man Joel Sutton missing and fellow key player Brett Agnew on the bench. But that did not stop them taking a first half lead through a wonder goal from stand-in captain Andy Norfolk.
Parkgate turned the game on its head with two goals inside three minutes in the early part of the second half.
Macole Lannaman grabbed the equaliser following a scramble before Lill lobbed Bridlington goalkeeper Steve Janney after some confusion.
Parkgate held on to secure safety, almost 12 months to the day when they sealed survival at Bridlington last season.
The Teams
Bridlington Town: Janney, Lewis, Knaggs, Kirk, Pappril, Bedford, Harrison, Taylor, Day, Blakestone, Norfolk. Subs: Walters, Fox, Fleming, Jenkinson and Agnew.
Parkgate (starting line-up): Hunter, Lannaman, Hirst, Howard, Alali (captain), Zalo, Emmett, Mbeka, McDonnell, Lill, Thornton.