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Macron NCEL 2025/26 Match Review #8
21st August, 2025
Pickering Town became the fourth Macron NCEL side to book their place in First Round Qualifying of this season's Emirates FA Cup after an excellent away win in their replay in midweek.
The Pikes travelled to Easington Colliery and took the lead in the fifteen minute through George Brown and it remained a nervy affair until Souleymane Coulibaly came off the bench to seal the deal with his 89th minute strike to claim a 2-0 win and a home game against Redcar Athletic at the next stage at the end of the month.
The rest of the midweek's focus was on the Premier Division with nine games taking place as Tadcaster Albion returned to the summit with a 3-0 home victory over Horbury Town.
Oliver Green's hat-trick secured the points for the Brewers to overtake Penistone Church who drew 1-1 with visitors Rossington Main, Samuel Scrivens grabbing them a last gasp equaliser after William Sutton had broken the deadlock in the 77th minute.
Liversedge keep themselves in third after a early double from Kelan Swales was added to by a George Green penalty and a stoppage time Antony Brown strike in a 4-0 win at home over Wombwell Town.
Barton Town and Knaresborough Town climb into fourth and fifth, respectively, after picking up victories.
Aran Basi's own goal in the seventh minute put Barton ahead at home to Albion Sports before Thomas Waudby quickly doubled their advantage and, although Samuel Cisse grabbed one back for the Lions in the second half, Joel Shepherd snubbed out any chance of a recovery as he claimed the Swans' third in a 3-1 win.
Knaresborough, meanwhile, defeated hosts Thackley 3-0, Jack Dyche's first half opener added to after the interval by Theodore Hudson and Slater Barkham-Barnes.
Handsworth came back from 2-0 down with five minutes remaining to grab a point in a 2-2 draw at Campion that keeps them in sixth, Scott Ruthven's injury time penalty sharing the spoils after Patrick Sykes had struck twice for the hosts and Mitchell Dunne had given the Ambers hope of a revival.
Bottesford Town have leapt off the bottom of the table as they picked up their first points of the season, Dylan Corbett with a 47th minute match winner as they beat visitors Frickley Athletic by a single goal.
The other two games ended in stalemate including Parkgate held 0-0 at home by Eccleshill United.
And, Glen Sani put Beverley Town ahead at Golcar United before a late penalty from Ryan Wadsworth restored parity for the hosts in a game that finished in a 1-1 draw.
The Pikes travelled to Easington Colliery and took the lead in the fifteen minute through George Brown and it remained a nervy affair until Souleymane Coulibaly came off the bench to seal the deal with his 89th minute strike to claim a 2-0 win and a home game against Redcar Athletic at the next stage at the end of the month.
The rest of the midweek's focus was on the Premier Division with nine games taking place as Tadcaster Albion returned to the summit with a 3-0 home victory over Horbury Town.
Oliver Green's hat-trick secured the points for the Brewers to overtake Penistone Church who drew 1-1 with visitors Rossington Main, Samuel Scrivens grabbing them a last gasp equaliser after William Sutton had broken the deadlock in the 77th minute.
Liversedge keep themselves in third after a early double from Kelan Swales was added to by a George Green penalty and a stoppage time Antony Brown strike in a 4-0 win at home over Wombwell Town.
Barton Town and Knaresborough Town climb into fourth and fifth, respectively, after picking up victories.
Aran Basi's own goal in the seventh minute put Barton ahead at home to Albion Sports before Thomas Waudby quickly doubled their advantage and, although Samuel Cisse grabbed one back for the Lions in the second half, Joel Shepherd snubbed out any chance of a recovery as he claimed the Swans' third in a 3-1 win.
Knaresborough, meanwhile, defeated hosts Thackley 3-0, Jack Dyche's first half opener added to after the interval by Theodore Hudson and Slater Barkham-Barnes.
Handsworth came back from 2-0 down with five minutes remaining to grab a point in a 2-2 draw at Campion that keeps them in sixth, Scott Ruthven's injury time penalty sharing the spoils after Patrick Sykes had struck twice for the hosts and Mitchell Dunne had given the Ambers hope of a revival.
Bottesford Town have leapt off the bottom of the table as they picked up their first points of the season, Dylan Corbett with a 47th minute match winner as they beat visitors Frickley Athletic by a single goal.
The other two games ended in stalemate including Parkgate held 0-0 at home by Eccleshill United.
And, Glen Sani put Beverley Town ahead at Golcar United before a late penalty from Ryan Wadsworth restored parity for the hosts in a game that finished in a 1-1 draw.
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