Brid Beaten in West Yorkshire

Bridlington Town were defeated 4-2 at Liversedge, in NPL East, on Saturday.

First and foremost, credit to Liversedge FC in getting the game on against Bridlington Town. The high-paced encounter ended in a 4-2 victory for the hosts.

Ali Aydemir was drafted back into the starting lineup in an unfamiliar right-back position, in place of Ellis Barkworth who dropped to the bench.

Jake Brown, who looked particularly lively in the first half, won a free kick on the edge of the penalty area after a good run. Lewis Dennison struck it low, but Jordan Porter saved with ease.

The hosts looked to play long balls over the top all afternoon, and got in behind in doing so after 12 minutes, but Jack Carr’s volley didn’t have enough height to beat James Hitchcock.

Controversy followed just three minutes later, when the linesman gave a free kick to Bridlington, though the referee gave it the other way initially. Matthew Tyers did, however, go with his linesman’s decision, giving the Seasiders a set-piece in a good position.

Andy Norfolk took the free kick from the right, whipping it into the corridor of uncertainty where it beat multiple men in the middle before falling nicely to James Williamson. The skipper excellently side-footed the ball past Porter to give the visitors the lead.

It was almost an immediate response from Liversedge, as Carr again had an effort though it missed the Bridlington goal.

Dennison found himself with a good opportunity, though he delayed the shot on his weaker left foot before eventually forcing Porter to superbly tip the ball over the crossbar.

Simon Heslop’s header from a corner was saved, before the second corner was well cleared by the Seasiders.

Carr, who looked the most dangerous Liversedge man going forward, showed good skill to beat more than one Bridlington defender, but his shot was just wide.

Liam Hardy found the hosts’ equaliser just after the half-hour mark. A cross from the right found the striker, and he produced an outstanding finish which cannoned in off the crossbar.

Hardy almost found the back of the net just a minute later, though he shot straight at Hitchcock on this occasion.

Dennison found himself with another good chance on the brink of half-time, though again he delayed the shot after being played in behind.

Liversedge made the visitors rue their missed chances in the fourth of five added minutes at the end of the first half. Hardy netted his and Sedge’s second of the game following a goalmouth scramble.

With the visitors looking for a way back into the game in the second half, Liversedge immediately made the Seasiders’ task twice as difficult. Just two minutes into the second half, substitute Alfie Raw hit a half volley from a corner, which flew into the back of the net.

That being said, the response couldn’t have been better from Bridlington, as they netted again from a free kick into the box. Similar to the first goal, Norfolk took it and found a centre-back at the far post, though this time it was Jack Bulless who headed home.

Barkworth missed a chance to make it three-a-piece after 57 minutes, firing over the bar from 18-yards.

Alex Wollerton’s brilliant effort was well saved by Hitchcock, pushing the ball out from a corner, which the hosts were unable to make anything of.

Barkworth found himself with another great opportunity, dragging his shot agonisingly wide of the left post.

Liversedge again looked threatening from a corner, with the ball then being recycled and whipped into Kurt Harris, but the central defender headed wide.

Similar to at the end of the first half, Bridlington Town were made to regret missed opportunities to equalise. Carr got the goal he deserved, slotting the ball home from a narrow angle after another ball into the penalty area.