Albion Sports 3 Thackley 0

Albion Sports won the Toolstation Northern Counties East Premier Division derby last night with a dominant first-half performance.

The Lions leapfrogged the Dennyboys with the win. Kulwinder Sandhu’s side got off to a great start as goals from Omar Habeeb and Chris Fairhurst saw them 2-0 up after just 13 minutes.

Danny Facey added a third just before half-time and the contest was effectively over.

Sandhu said: “It was a very good win for us and it came after we were beaten by Barton Town (who were second from bottom) and Thackley had beaten leaders Pickering Town.

“It was thoroughly deserved as well because our lads put in a very good performance against a good side.

“That made it a very good three points for us and it just shows anyone can beat anyone on their day. You have to be up for every game and it’s so difficult to keep any consistency.”