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Following the
dramatic conclusion to Saturdays drawn tie this was very much a game of
two halves at Cedar Ridge Guiseley yesterday evening where Guiseley
eventually got the better of their hosts with goals from Steve Burton,
David Brown and Brice Tiani.
In a strangely
subdued first half Greg Kelly escaped the attentions of Danny Ellis for
Nick Jagger to bring an acrobatic save from Piotr Skiba. Steve Burton
had a deflected free kick palmed away by Gavin Phyllis and Muller put an
effort just the wrong side of the upright.
James Cotterill
should have done better with a header at the far post after having been
left unmarked but it was not until the second period that the game
finally came alive. The injured James Hanson was replaced by David Brown
and Chris Ovington made way for Brice Tiani.
Almost immediately,
the Lions went forward and a pass across the box was intercepted by
Brett Renshaw - who was involved in Muller's sending of on Saturday -
only for the ball to fall to Steve Burton who made no mistake with
low shot wide of Phyllis into the far corner.
More was to follow
for the travelling fans as Simeon Bambrook bounced a free kick of the
crossbar before Muller's shot was blocked and Phyllis did got down well
to save Tiani's effort into the path of David Brown who steered the ball
in from all of four yards.
With their lead
established it looked as though the game would amble along to a
conclusion but a momentary lapse from Skiba, when he went down to
collect an easy ball which then found its way under his body and over
the line, restored the host belief that they could repeat Saturdays
comeback again.
Guiseley absorbed the
home pressure and then sealed the victory in the dying minutes with
Tiani ending a run with a shot wide of Phyllis the third. Phyllis also
pulled off a last ditch save to deny Muller as the clock ticked down.
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