It seemed strange entering the Queensgate ground and not seeing the place attended by Athletic fans, although the Bridlington Town players new kit did look very much like our own new kit.
Guisborough play their league football in the Northern League Division 2 and there was a big difference in the standard of play between the two teams, Brid' were far superior, they passed the ball with growing confidence, they did take chances in their own penalty area and were lucky on occasion that they were not punished for their over confidence.
It only took Brid' 8 minutes to take the lead, although the goal when it came was a scrambled one, Brid' continued to dominate and should have been 3 or 4 goals to the good when Guisborough were gifted an equaliser in the 38th minute, a mix up in the Brid' defence left Guisborough's Hawes with the simplest goal he will ever score, so half time arrived with the score at 1-1.
The second half started in much the same way as the first, Bridlington Town dominating and passing the ball around with confidence, Guisborough were beginning to lose their cool, they had a number of players booked, gave away 2 penalties and should have had one player sent off, late tackles and blatant pushes both on and off the ball became the way that Guisborough played out this game. Town took the lead in the 49th minute, Craig Palmer was again the man on target, and as Brid' totally dominated this game it was Craig Palmer who grabbed the 3rd goal and his hat trick 62nd minute , the frustration of the Guisborough players really told now, the referee gave lectures and their number 8 was taken off and substituted as he would surely have found himself receiving a red card had he stayed on the field.
A great start to the season for Bridlington Town, 2 league victories and this FA Cup victory and Craig Palmer has scored a total of 8 goals, including two hat tricks in these opening three games, it was good to see a reasonable attendance at the fixture also.
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