A SCINTILLATING second half display saw Tadcaster Albion return to winning ways over Bamber Bridge to keep their Evo-Stik League North play-off dreams alive.

Aiden Savory and Aaron Hardy put Albion in control before inspired substitution Will Annan had a debut to remember with two goals and setting up Harry Sheppeard in a 5-0 victory.

The visitors ended the contest with ten men after Macauley Wilson was dismissed.

The three points for Tadcaster keeps their play-off hopes alive ahead of today's mouth-watering clash with rivals Scarborough Athletic.

Albion boss Michael Morton named the same 11 that lost out to Hyde United the previous week.

There was not much to shout about in the whole of the first half for either side.

Albion goalkeeper Michael Ingham tipped two efforts around and over the woodwork but both of which may not have been finding the target anyway.

However, it was the Brewers who broke the deadlock 12 minutes into the second period. Casey Stewart waited for the overlapping run from Hardy before rolling it to the full-back and his cross allowed Savory to head into the back of the net.

The second half was a much more free-flowing and open encounter as Taddy went through the gears at tremendous pace.

Casey Stewart came close to doubling Albion’s lead when he cut inside Wilson in the box before seeing his close range strike well saved by Lloyd Rigby.

The Brewers were well on top in the second half and causing their opponents serious problems before they did eventually double their lead.

Substitute Annan, on loan from Hull City, picked up the ball from Savory's flick-on before driving forward and shifting back to Albion number 10, who fed Hardy and the full-back cut inside a slipping Wilson and curled into the bottom corner.

This kicked off a quite extraordinary eight minutes which saw Albion torment their opponents with goal after goal.

Annan picked the ball up deep inside his own half and carried the ball confidently into the opposition half before jinking in-between two red shirts and getting it back of Savory before reversing a shot into the bottom left-hand corner.

Bamber Bridge were reduced to 10 men when Wilson was sent off for a wild lunge on Annan.

Annan netted his second and Albion's fourth. Billy Whitehouse switched the play to Annan, who was on the far left flank, who carefully pushed the ball into the bottom corner with his left-foot.

Annan then received the ball in the box before jinking past a defender but opted to tee up right-back Sheppeard who neatly bent into the back of the net.

Tadcaster: Ingham (c), Sheppeard, Hardy, Roper, Mycoe, Barrett, Howarth, Davidson, Stewart (Annan 69), Savory, Whitehouse. Unused: Milne, Sellars.

Bamber Bridge: Rigby, Wilson, Dodd, Lawlor (c), Charnock, Roscoe, Waddecar, Forbes, Carsley, Dudley, Marlow. Unused: Linney, Vasey.