Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division: Tadcaster Albion 2 Barton Town Old Boys 1

TADCASTER Albion bounced back from their fourth loss of the season with a dogged home victory over Barton Town Old Boys.

Manager Billy Miller made one alteration to the side that lost to Staveley in midweek, with Dan Clayton returning at left back, replacing Adam Baker, Liam Ormsby moving to central midfield.

In only Taddy’s second outing at home in 2016, the visitors should have taken the lead inside two minutes.

Jonathan Greening’s over-confident square pass fell to Barton captain Gareth Barlow, whose shot was brilliantly kept out by Stevens.

After that early scare, a Barton defender almost calmed The Brewers' nerves, Henry Gill almost sweeping Josh Greening’s driven cross into the back of his net.

The resulting corner was fired high into the danger area, where Andy Milne knocked it down for Josh Greening, whose venomous volley hit the bar with keeper Robert Zand well beaten.

By 20 minutes, The Brewers had settled into their fast-flowing attacking football and should have been a goal to the good but Conor Sellars’ low finish was disallowed after he was harshly judged to have fouled Gill.

However, two minutes later, the home side took the lead as Josh Greening netted his 17th goal of the season, making him the club's joint top scorer with Baker.

Jordan Cooke horrendously sliced a bouncing through ball, Jimmy Beadle shifting the ball to Greening.

He chose to roll the ball to Sellars, whose shot was saved, only for Greening to tap home the rebound from three yards.

Less than 60 seconds later, Josh Greening came within a whisker of doubling the lead, Jonathan Greening rolling the ball to his younger brother, who executed a sublime 90-degree turn before, with the goal gaping, curling the ball just the wrong side of the post.

Josh Greening came agonisingly close again ten minutes later. Ormsby drove into the heart of Barton’s defence before playing it to the younger Greening, who performed that same turn and again put the ball narrowly wide!

It only seemed a matter of time before Taddy doubled their lead, Jonathan Greening missing a terrific opportunity after nicking the ball past Zand by opting to cut the ball back to his stronger right foot, which allowed Lee Fisher time to deflect the shot off target.

However, Albion did make it 2-0 before half-time, Josh Greening turning provider with an inswinging corner that the towering Gregg Anderson glanced home with his head at the near post.

However, things changed five minutes into the second half when Stevens saved superbly from substitute Corey Mortimer.

All that Taddy could manage before 75 minutes was Jason Mycoe's wild strike, and the game's most controversial moment came soon after.

A back pass to Stevens was closed down by Gareth Barlow, and Stevens handled just outside the area.

Barton were asking the referee to show a red card but he opted to bring out only a yellow, the Old Boys' bench having to be calmed down.

The Swans did pull a goal back from the corner kick that followed the free-kick as Barlow headed in at the back post to set up a nervy final 20 minutes, Stevens making a magnificent right-handed save from midfielder Alex Sherwood.

Albion: Stevens, Armstrong, Clayton, Milne, Anderson, Mycoe, Jonathan Greening, Sellars (Stewart 88), Ormsby, Beadle (c) (Barrett 78), Josh Greening (Black 72). Unused substitutes: Baker, Heath.