A bumper crowd noticed Liversedge FC suffer their first setback of the brand new season as they have been knocked out of the FA Cup by West Yorkshire rivals Ossett United in a preliminary spherical tie.
Danny Forrest’s males had crushed Beverley Town 1-0 away in midweek – with Antony Brown scoring the winner – to make it three wins from three on their return to the NPL East.
They additionally defeated Penistone Town 4-1 within the further preliminary spherical of the FA Cup, however got here unstuck within the tie with a aggressive Ossett facet who’ve made their very own respectable begin to the marketing campaign.
It was an in depth contest with each side creating possibilities, however the guests progressed because of Jaanai Gordon scoring the one objective of the sport two minutes into the second half.
He was later sent-off for a second yellow card offence when returning to the pitch too quickly after receiving therapy, however Sedge couldn’t pressure a replay.
Alfie Dean got here closest to scoring for them when hitting the submit whereas Kayle Price was solely denied by an outstanding save from Aleks Petrovic. Home keeper Jordan Porter additionally made some good saves.
“We’re clearly disappointed,” stated supervisor Forrest. “It was a big occasion and it was great to have a load of people down, but I felt that we probably lost the game in the first half.
“I don’t think we gave ourselves a chance to grow into the game or get any control, the decision making and quality with the ball wasn’t great.
“I wanted us to kick on in the second half and we had a bit of a go, but we didn’t quite manage it.
“We were just off it in the first half and allowed Ossett to grow in confidence.
“We’ve got to bounce back now and go again. They’ve shown what a great side they are over the last four or five games. We know we can compete at the level and we can get results, we’ve got to find that bit of quality now and I want to see us put performances in.
“They’re a great group and they got to show it now.”
Liversedge are again in motion within the league at Guisborough Town on Tuesday night time and likewise host Bootle on Saturday within the first qualifying spherical of the FA Trophy. They are away to Pontefract Collieries subsequent Monday (3pm).
With Blyth Spartans advancing to the next round of the FA Cup, Liversedge’s league game with them on September 5 has been cancelled and instead Sedge will host Lincoln United after bringing that match forward from December 19.
The team has a new addition with left-back Isaac Baldwin joining from Emley.
A former Farsley, Spennymoor and Halifax Town player, he brings a lot of experience into the group and was on the bench for the Ossett match.