Barnoldswick Town 5 Burscough 2
BARNOLDSWICK registered their first Hallmark Security League Premier Division win of the season at the Silentnight Stadium on Tuesday night.
Striker Danny Boyle opened the scoring after 31 minutes as Town bounced back from their 1-0 opening day defeat at Winsford United.
Burscough made a double substitution at half-time and began to press for an equaliser. but soon found themselves 3-0 down.
Joel Melia netted after 52 minutes before Zack Dale curled the ball from the corner of the penalty area into the far top corner six minutes later.
Town were punished for losing their grip on the midfield as Burscough pulled two goals back through Liam Diggle and Ayibongue Mabhena.
Town sent on three subs in the final few minutes with Mark Threlfall, Ben Gorman and Andy Hill replacing Aaron Hollindrake, Dale and Boyle.
The move paid off as Town scored two goals in the final minutes through Hill and Melia to make the game safe.
The win puts them in good heart for Saturday's FA Cup Preliminary Round tie at home to Dunston UTS on Saturday.
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