ACOMB Hockey Club men's 1 twice came from behind to pick up three valuable Yorkshire League division three points against Wakefield 4.

The visitors took a surprise lead after a quarter of an hour at Energise when keeper Craig Brown was bamboozled by a flighted effort.

A club striving to gain promotion for the second successive year, the Tangerines levelled when Jamie Robinson struck a neat penalty corner between defender and keeper only for Wakefield to regain the lead from their own penalty corner routine only minutes later.

Acomb struck twice more before the break through a deft Nick Linfoot effort from an acute angle and a Matt Dickenson penalty corner.

The second half had barely begun when Acomb lost Simon Theaker to a nasty elbow injury and had to reshuffle their defence.

The visitors piled on the pressure but man of the match Dave Bell was outstanding in defence and, despite the youthful work of the Wakefield forward line, the more mature Tangerine back line stood sound and the only goal in the second period was on the final whistle when Stuart Baxter netted a penalty corner strike for a 4-2 Acomb win.

Acomb Men's 2 enjoyed an eight goal win over a very depleted Airedale 2 at Energise in division five north.

It took the Tangerines 25 minutes to work out how to combat a team short of players after which skipper Jonny Brown netted a hat-trick before the break. Playing the ball around much better in the second half, Acomb scored five further goals.

Harry Ellis claimed a hat-trick and Andy Craig-Smith picked up a brace, despite the heroic efforts of the visiting keeper, who saved endless number of shots.

Acomb ladies secured three valuable points with a 2-1 win over Colne Valley 1 at Mirfield in division two.