Tadcaster Albion are through to the second round of the West Riding County cup after defeating a hard-fighting Goole side 2-0 at the Young Guns Arena.

The away side, who are bottom of the NCEL Premier Division with just one win in 13 matches, laboured until the dying minutes of the game to keep Tadcaster out, who shifted into higher gear in the second-half.

The game started quietly with the ball often in the middle of the pitch, possession swinging between the two teams.

Goole’s Leighton Sawyer turned neatly away from Ethan Kachosa, drafted in once more at right back, before shifting the ball leftwards to George Mwale. A few step-overs took him around Keiran Greenway and Sam Green was forced to tip over the cross in the game’s first opening.

Tadcaster’s first chance arrived when the ball was quickly worked out right to Kachosa, in behind, yet Shaun Hudson,who had remained up after the previous attack, couldn’t force the header in.

The ball fell to Albert Ibrahimi but the low effort was wide from less than ten-yards out.

Albion somewhat gifted Goole a chance on 20 minutes when Ibrahimi was short of options in his own half and was robbed of the ball. Towering winger Lucas Robinson found himself in space and picked out Bolton Makwedza striding forward, but the shot from the edge of the penalty area sailed safely over Green’s goal.

Goole were seemingly forcing the set-pieces with their play out wide, and came close from a corner after when talisman James Simmonite rattled the left upright with a header.

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Tadcaster should have punished Goole for some poor marking when Hudson escaped Robinson’s challenge before finding Bolino darting in from the left, and seeing his shot parried from the edge of the box.

Ibrahimi couldn’t control yet the ball fell invitingly to Ellington, who hit a shot wide of the left post.

Their final chance to notch a goal in the half saw Greenway take a free-kick short to Ellington, 40-yards from goal, who looked right for Kachosa.

Battling through the oncoming challenge, his shot from a tight angle took a slight deflection and Chadwick was down smartly to save with his legs.

The Brewers were held back longer than their opponents during the half-time team talk, and the second 45 was a very different story.

More possession and quicker movement off the ball saw chances begin to arrive more regularly. Wingers Kachosa and Bolino were particularly dangerous on the ball.

Goole managed to suspend Tadcaster’s promising spell when Andrew Shepherd was outmuscled in the middle as Samuel Markwick found substitute Lewis Chambers, before Robinson found himself on the ball. A pinpoint cross from the left connected with the head of Simmonite, sending the ball in.

However, the Brewers were saved by the offside flag.

Now past the hour mark, Bolino received a throw on the left and turned his opponent well. His clipped cross from the byline fell to Ibrahimi, and Chadwick managed to save with his legs once more to deny the number nine his first goal in the West Riding cup.

Jordan Hines returned from injury to score a late penalty for Tadcaster Albion.Jordan Hines returned from injury to score a late penalty for Tadcaster Albion. (Image: Keith Handley) It was becoming increasingly apparent that Goole were on borrowed time as Tadcaster stepped up their tempo, profiting from a series of free kicks that allowed them moments to breathe. Penalties were now creeping into both managers’ minds.

However, a spot kick came earlier than anticipated when Bolino picked up a headed clearance and went on a trademark run infield from the left with one minute on the clock.

His run was cut short as he was tripped from behind, and the referee signalled for a penalty. Substitute Jordan Hines stepped up and made no mistake, firing into the bottom left corner, celebrating after a long period out through injury.

Kachosa sealed the deal on 90 minutes when Junayd Cassius-Gill latched onto a flicked header from a Goole player, charging forward into the box and arrowing an effort under the goalkeeper from the right.

Tadcaster prevailed in the opening round as Goole, where credit is due, made a great account for themselves in the first-half and survived a near all-out siege from the home side in the second - in a much improved showing than their 6-0 defeat to Tadcaster in the league.

The Brewers are back in action in the NCEL Premier Division on Saturday, October 19 (3pm) as they host fifth-placed Thackley, hoping to carry over some confidence into their league campaign.

TADCASTER ALBION: Green, Kachosa, Wilson, Owen, Thirkell, Hudson (Leeming, 80), Ellington (Kitchen, 72), Shepherd (Cassius-Gill, 72), Greenway (Tweed, 87), Ibrahimi (Hines, 72), Bolino

Attendance: 102