Abbey Vaults travelled away this week with a tough task in order against joint top of the league new Airedale eagles.Vaults come into this game with back to back wins and up for the test. Vaults started off the better side and with under a minute of play gone they had the ball in the back of the net with good wing play from andy porter that allowed Thomas Lazenby to tap in a easy goal 1-0 to the visitors. Airedale then began to attack and a lucky cross whipped into the vaults box was misjudged by everyone and squeezed into the bottom far corner 1-1. Airedale continued to put pressure on the Vaults defence not long after they took the lead 2-1.Vaults tried hard to get back into the game with some neat passing and stepped up a gear, Dave Durham found the ball at his feet from outside the area and saw the keeper off his line and smoothly lobed the Airedale keeper 2-2. Vaults then took the game to Airedale creating chances just not converting them before long Vaults had a turn of luck, Dave Durham set away Andy Porter and he despatched it into the back of the Airedale net 3-2 to the visitors. Half time was approaching and Airedale began to attack after a scramble in the box vaults failed to clear their lines and Luke Lambert brought down the Airedale player inside the box penalty up step the Airedale player and calmly put it in the bottom left hand corner 3-3 Half time.Second half vaults did not start the second half as quick as the first and it was the home team that started brighter this time,Airedale found themselves on the wing and Dave Denton made a challenge to stop the Airedale player getting through both battling for the ball and the referee awarded another penalty to the home side. Vaults players were in disbelief, up stepped the Airedale man putting the ball in at the same side as before 4-3. Abbey Vaults stepped up their game again this time it was excellent work from jord Pickering on the wing,he made space to play Dave Durham in for him to put his second away 4-4. vaults continued to press and created a lot of chances bup failing to stick them away, finally vaults broke away with a clever pass from Dave Durham to find Thomas Lazenby who also put away his second goal 5-4 the visitors.vaults then sat back and Airedale attacked with a good move down the wing to the byline,the Airedale player crossed the ball in after it went out for a goal kick and the home side equalised the vaults players protested but the referee gave the goal 5-5. Vaults then came back stronger to prove a point and created numerous amounts of chances before finally two minutes from time Thomas Lazenby squared the ball to Andy porter and put the visitor's in front 6-5. Vaults dug deep for the last couple of mins they thought they had done enough untill airedale crossed a ball to the edge of the area Luke Lambert jumped to head the ball and was pushed by two Airedale player's the ball fell cleanly and smashed into the back of the net 6-6 final score. Vaults will feel hard done by from some decisions but showed good character to come from behind twice they remain unbeaten and showed they can give the top of the league a good run for their money... MOTM Dave Durham excellent performance by all though and on they go to the next match.
