Liversedge hold onto top spot despite mixed week of results

​Danny Forrest’s men are in the middle of a hectic period with little time to train in between matches, but are more than holding their own and sit three points ahead of the pack after last weekend’s matches.

They did suffer a 3-1 defeat at Consett, but beat Silsden 3-0 in midweek to maintain an unbeaten home record ahead of Tuesday’s game with North Ferriby.

With another home game to come against Stocksbridge Park Steels on Saturday Liversedge will be looking to kick on further in their highly promising return to football at this level.

They were too good for West Yorkshire rivals Silsden in the end, but fans had to wait until the second half to celebrate goals.

In a fast paced opening 45 minutes several chances were created with none taken. However, just two minutes into the second period Laurence Sorhaindo broke the deadlock when netting from a corner.

Sorhaindo then doubled his tally nine minutes later, finishing well after being played in behind the visitors’ defence.

Sedge controlled the remainder of the game and added a third when Kelan Swales came up with a clever back heel finish.

In Saturday’s game at Consett they were met with windy conditions that needed adapting to and it was the home side who struck first on 18 minutes.

Sedge came close to an equaliser with Ben Atkinson hitting the post, but conceded again to be two down at half-time.

Consett dominated after the break and it needed some fine goalkeeping from Kobe Mathers to keep the visitors in it. But he could not prevent the home team from scoring a third.

Sedge did put in a decent finish to the game with Atkinson forcing the home keeper into a good save and Lewis Barlow unable to take a chance. And their efforts were rewarded with a goal five minutes from time when Antony Brown struck, but it was too little, too late.