York Acorn v Leigh Miners 27-4-13

York Acorn 14 v 24 Leigh Miners

Leigh Miners picked up their first away win of the season yesterday afternoon when they beat a winless York Acorn 24-14, it wasn't the prettiest of performances more of a hard working grinding one but it is one Miners will take all day long if they come away with the two points away from home. Scott O'Brien opened the scoring for Miners after about fifteen minutes when he went through a gap on the right to race in to score at the side of the posts, Jonny Youds converting to give the score 6-0. The next fifteen minutes was even in terms of possession and field position, both teams working hard in attack and defence but not being creative enough with ball in hand to trouble each other. York Acorn got themselves on the scoreboard just past the half hour and from that the rest of the half belonged to them with them being on the front foot putting alot of pressure on the Miners line, the pressure eventually paying off right on half time as Acorn scored their second try to give them a 10-6 lead going into the break.

The home side had the first chance of the second half but where denied by scrambling Miners defence. Scott O'Brien thought he had pulled the scores level a few sets later only to be ruled out by the touchjudge on the far side for a forward pass much to the disappointment of the visiting supporters. A few minutes after the disallowed try Acorn scored their third try of the match scoring in the left corner to increase their lead to eight points leading 14-6 and they must have thought at this stage that their wait for a first league win of the season was finally going to be over. But Miners had other ideas has they hit the home side with a quick fire double just past the hour mark, the first from prop Darryl Kay who barged his way over from close range followed by another close range effort in the next set after the restart from Scott O'Brien, Jonny Youds converting both tries to put Miners 18-14 in front. Acorn tried hard to get back level but were unable to breakdown the Miners defence, the game was wrapped up in the last minute when young winger Ryan Monaghan intercepted on half way to race away and score, Youds landing his fourth conversion of the day to give the final score 24-14.

Next week Miners are at home to West Hull.

Miners team - Jimmy Muir,Ryan Monaghan, Adam Thomason, Jonny Youds, Andrew Hodson, Steven Marsh, Scott O'Brien, Kev Howells, Tom Farrimond, Darryl Kay,Liam Coleman, Danny Jackson, Dave Rowlands SUBS = Joe Harrison, Todd Appleby, Sean McDonald, Steven Tooze

Miners MOM –Scott O’Brien