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Steeton`s unbeaten start to the season came to an end on a blustery day away at title rivals Tyersal. Steeton with six first team regulars missing, started the first half playing against the ferocious wind that swept across the pitch, causing problems for both teams but more so for the visitors. With the home team pressing forward at every opportunity the pressure began to build with Steeton unable to break out of their own half. On 14 minutes Linyard pulled off a fantastic save from the skilful centre forward, then from the rebound Joe Park headed off the line and the ball was scrambled to safety. For all the pressure exerted on the penned in visitors the scores remained level and Steeton began to grow in confidence with their passing game working well down the flanks. After suchÂ sustained rearguard defending Steeton now began to dominate with well worked triangle passing movements frustrated the home team. On 38 minutes after another superb passing move down the right flank Falconi broke through with only the keeper to beat. He struck the ball with the outside of his foot and the ball looked destined to nestle in the back of the net only for the keeper to pull of a reactionary parry pushing the ball onto the woodwork, and with no follow up the ball was cleared. As the whistle blew for half time Steeton were more than satisfied after surviving hurricane Katrina and the Tyersal onslaught.

Â As the second half got underway Steeton began to press forward, and as early as the 48^th minute a free kick was awarded Â fully 30 yards from the home teams goal. Up stepped Nicky Trowers who struck a missile like

Shot into the top corner to put the visitors in front. With the home team penned in Steeton were now in the ascendancy, frustrating the home team. Two minutes later a long punt down field by Linyard found Trowers who broke free from his marker and rounded the keeper only to see the ball run away from him with the goal at his mercy. The turning point in the game came in the 54^th minute when good work on the right flank made an opening for the tricky Tyersal number 11 and just as he entered the box a rash challenge from Park halted his run and a penalty was awarded. With the penalty despached the now buoyant home team grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and dominated proceedings. Wave after wave of attacks from the home team were only thwarted by the rock like Linyard in the Steeton goal who kept them in the contest.

The game was won on 65 minutes as the tricky number 11 again broke free down the left hand side, then into the box to rifle the ball into the bottom corner of the goal. In an attempt to force an equaliser Dave Dixon was thrown on to bolster the attack with 20 minutes remaing, and with his first touch struck a sweet shot from distance, but the wind lifted it over the bar. As time began to run out so did Steeton`s ideas to force an equliser, and as the final whistle blew the victory was a deserved one for the home team

1. LinyardÂ 2. BarnesÂ 3. ParkÂ 4. WilsonÂ 5. CrangleÂ 6. FosterÂ 7. SmithÂ 8. FalconiÂ 9. Trowers (1)Â 10. Butcher (Dixon 70min)Â 11.Â GaudiosiÂ Â Â Â Â