Ossett United 2-1 Bradford (Park Avenue)
Jack Cowgill headed Ossett United to a late victory as Wayne Benn defeated his old club Bradford (Park Avenue).
The result is the most impressive Ossett have enjoyed during pre-season and is a massive boost to Benn who served Avenue for more-or-less ten years as a player.
His Ossett side fell behind early on as an Avenue trialist found the top corner.
Both teams then caused each other problems. Ex-Hemsworth man Brad Dockerty went close for Avenue, as Ossett’s Tom Greaves, the striker who scored Avenue’s greatest goal of their reformed history.
The Ingfielders responded before half-time. Elliott Harrison picked up the ball on the edge of the penalty area and struck a strike which flew into the top corner.
After a quiet start to the second half, the match livened up towards the end. Cameron Clark, the Ossett left-back, troubled Avenue twice with efforts.
But it was left to former Barnsley and Nostell centre-back Cowgill to be the hero when he rose to head home from a corner in the middle of a melee of bodies.
The Teams
Ossett United: Dearnley, Blackburn, Clark, Cowgill, Viggars, Cass, Harrison, Hogg, Greaves, Guest, Green. Subs: Hardaker, Stockdill, Connolly, Teasdale, Ripley, Chipamaunga, Haswell.
Bradford (Park Avenue): Atkinson, Ross, Trialist, Marriott, Havern, Lund, Knight, Hibbs, Johnson, Dockerty, Clee. Subs: Toulson, Nowakowski and eight trialists.