Northern Premier League

OSSETT UNITED 4 BRIGHOUSE TOWN 2

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 February 2025

DIV 1 EAST
By Neil Spofforth

■ OSSETT United took all three points in a decent West Yorkshire derby.
The hosts thought they had scored in the tenth minute until a tight offside flag ruled it out.
Brighouse then took the lead thanks to Akeel Francis’ header. That lead lasted ten minutes as Lewis Stephens scored a goal-of-the-season contender as he turned the ball over his head and into the goal.
Josh Burns fired Ossett ahead with a header, then two minutes later Joe Crosby added a third.
Brighouse reduced the deficit as Francis scored a second, before an own-goal by Ke...

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