Yarnbury 6, Goole 15

Yarnbury's impressive unbeaten run came crashing to an end after this home defeat by a determined Goole. Yarnbury's day did not start well as they were forced to change their starting line-up just hours before kick-off. Ben Horner and Jimmy Lee failed fitness tests resulting in Martin Rivet coming off the bench and Kris Lilley moving up from the second team to take his place at full back.

With the rain coming down, Goole were quicker out of the blocks and used their kicking game well to pin Yarnbury deep into their own half. The hosts struggled for to gain possession in the opening 15 minutes.

As ever, the Brownberrie Lane defence was rock solid and it held strong, despite the best efforts of a rampant Goole pack. The Goole fly half missed a long attempt at goal and Yarnbury seemed to heed the warning and started to up the gears.

Kris Lilley had an excellent game and, in poor conditions, was solid under the high ball, which limited the effectiveness of Goole's kicking game. Yarnbury's forwards started to win good ball and Steve Galbraith put in some pin-point kicks to force Yarnbury up field.

Yarnbury won line-out ball on the Goole 22 and drove forward. The ball went wide to stand-in centre Max Milswa. The train of a man was only stopped illegally by off-side defenders. Galbraith coolly slotted over the penalty in difficult, blustery, conditions.

Yarnbury looked stronger and continued to probe forward. The hosts' efforts were rewarded by another Galbraith penalty. The fly half produced a phenomenal kick from just inside the Goole half and it sailed majestically through the uprights.

Yarnbury held that six point gap lead to half-time. The second period saw Yarnbury start the brighter. With the weather improving, they pushed into the Goole 22 searching for the crucial score. It never came as Goole's defence, Yarnbury's handling errors and the official's whistle stopped any chance of a try.

Goole fought back and soon put over a penalty of their own from Yarnbury's ten metre line. The levelling penalty quickly came. With Goole hammering at the Yarnbury defence Gareth Jones desperately moved the referee aside to make a tackle, as the official obstructed his way. The referee did not take kindly to this and cruelly awarded the penalty shot, which was gleefully converted by the Goole kicker.

Hard done by, Yarnbury looked to level things up quickly but they failed to do so. Instead Goole hit another three point penalty and the visitors led for the first time.

Then the second controversial moment occurred. Goole's line-out on halfway did not look to be straight but was not spotted by the referee. The forwards took advantage of this and superbly smashed through Yarnbury's midfield.

Yarnbury were pegged back into their 22 and the Goole fly half lined up a drop goal attempt. He failed to hit the ball cleanly and it looked to be drifting under the posts. However, it deflected off the shoulder of the Goole prop and scraped over the bar. The official choose to ignore the blatant off-side and the points stood. Yarnbury were beginning to get the feeling that it was not going to be their day.

With just minutes remaining Yarnbury needed a converted try to steal the win. The ball went wide and both wingers Simon Threllfall and John Bramham did their best to create the score. Both were stopped on their separate runs and the home fans were frustrated as Goole scrambled back possession and continually cleared their lines.

In injury time Goole were granted another debatable penalty and the points were taken to give Yarnbury their first league defeat in six weeks