Norristhorpe maintain slender lead at top of Yorkshire Amateur League table

Norristhorpe Reserves secured a narrow 2-1 win over Centralians to maintain their slender three point lead at the top of Yorkshire Amateur League Division Five last Saturday.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Mar 2018, 04:57 BST

Norristhorpe lead St Bedes Reserves by three points with Tyersal Reserves a further six behind and the top three sides have all played 15 games.

Elliot Dimatteo and Brad Wild were the goalscorers, while Sam Moffatt was the Norristhorpe man-of-the-match as they secured a 12th win of the season.

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Batelians claimed an eighth win of the sesason and are back in seventh place when they overcame Modernians 3-0.

Leading goal scorer Michael Smith bagged a brace and Razeb Raja also netted for Batelians.

Nathan Williams had a mixed day as he scored a goal but was then sent off as West End Park went down 4-2 at home to Tyersal Reserves.

Sal Khan scored West End’s other goal but they now trail Norristhorpe by 10 points.

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Danny Mountain and Collinson were on target for Norristhorpe’s first team as they lost 4-2 at Tingley Athletic in Division Three.

Dewsbury Rangers suffered a 3-2 defeat at home to Sky Blue in Division One.

Josh Thornton put the visitors ahead but goals from Rob Smith and Nathan Stanley saw Rangers 2-1 up at half-time.

Josh Thornton equalised from the penalty spot and Jack Stanley struck Sky Blue’s winner.