Steels 3-1 Sherwood Colliery

Stocksbridge Park Steels came from behind to relegate Sherwood Colliery.

For a while, Stocksbridge struggled to get to grips with the game. Their passing was good to a point, and that point was usually the crucial final ball. This meant despite there being plenty of space to work in, the Steels didn’t get the opportunities they needed. At the other end, Sherwood only needed the one. The initial corner was headed towards goal, only for Ben Townsend to claw the ball away. However, it fell to Chris Clements who tucked it away from close range.

Towards the end of the half, Stocksbridge were able to show some spirit and that they were capable of the win. Luke Rawson hit a snapshot over the bar but the closest the Steels came was from Harrison Poulter’s diving header which was brilliantly saved by the diving Jordan Pierrepont.

In the second half Stocksbridge pushed and eventually got their goal. Alex O’Connor whipped in the perfect ball and Rawson was unmarked, allowing him to head in from the edge of the six-yard area. With that, the Steels had the confidence to go on and win the match.

It would be the substitute pair of Tommy Marshall and Jack Dolman that would change the game. A mistake from Harry Bircumshaw allowed the ball to go to Marshall and he burst down the right wing. He played the ball across for Dolman who could just tap it in, turning the game completely in Stocksbridge’s favour.

And a few minutes after this, Stocksbridge had sealed the three points. This time it was a corner and Kurtis Turner’s set piece was headed goalwards by Elliot Owen. It was blocked but the ball went to Marshall who was able to score from just a few yards out. Stocksbridge were back to winning ways with the play-offs just a few points away.