Inconsistent form continues for Brighouse in loss to strugglers
Brighouse Town's inconsistent form continued last Friday night at home to Northern Premier East’s bottom club Sheffield FC, who took the valuable three points in a 1-0 win.
Town were without striker Jack Normanton and leading goal scorer Mo Qasim was on the bench.
Neither side looked like scoring until 23 minutes in when Town's Myron Gibbons steered his shot over keeper Edd Hall and inches over the crossbar.
Sheffield lost their centreback and captain Reece Fielding two minutes later, to be replaced by Alfie Smith.
The visitors’ new signing Cameron Johnson was getting more and more into the game and just headed wide as halftime approached.
On 53 minutes Town's keeper Jamie Hassall kept his side in the game with a great save from Connor Cutts.
Sheffield finally broke the deadlock after 60 minutes following some concerted pressure, when, from inside the six yard box, Smith stabbed home the ball to make it 1-0.
Town introduced Mo Qasim, on the comeback from injury, Jack Crook and Jordan Helliwell with the latter showing some lovely touches but Town were unable to break through.
Brighouse are now 14th, just four places above the bottom two clubs Grimsby Borough and Grantham Town.
On Saturday (3pm), Town travel to seventh-placed North Ferriby, who were promoted from the Northern Counties East Premier last season.
Town hope to welcome back vice-captain Curtis Peters
(ankle) who was on the bench on Friday.
Vill Powell's charges spent the weekend in Dublin and it is hoped the bonding will have helped as the festive programme approaches with three league games and one cup tie in the festive programme.
The cup tie is next Tuesday (7.45pm) at home to Campion in the second round of the West Riding Senior Cup. They are the current holders and also top the Northern Counties Premier Division ahead of Emley and Albion Sports.
The coach for North Ferriby leaves the Dusty Miller, Hove Edge, at 11am.
Brighouse Women's planned home League Cup tie with Eccleshill United last Sunday was postponed owing to a waterlogged pitch and they will try again this Sunday (2pm).