Northern Premier League

COLLS HIT BACK FOR DERBY WIN

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 February 2023

DIV 1 EAST
PONTEFRACT COLL 2 BRIGHOUSE TOWN 1
By Charlie Fletcher

PONTEFRACT Collieries had to come from behind in their West Yorkshire derby over Brighouse Town.
Two second-half goals from Dec Bacon and Ben Turner were enough to claim the points.
Pontefract started brightest, but it was the visitors who scored first.
Nat Crofts picked up the ball on the left, he skipped past his marker and rolled in Benjamin-Potts. The striker took one touch before firing home to give Brighouse the lead. The second half started much the same as the first, but just before the hour the scores were...

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