Hyde United won the ‘battle of the tigers’ after a 2-0 victory over Worksop Town to jump into 5th and into the play off places.

Worksop started brightly and forced a series of corners in the opening few minutes after Alex Starcenko’s shot was deflected wide by Joel Amado. However, it was Hyde who opened the scoring in the 4th minute as they broke from the last corner.

Amado made a bursting run up the pitch from central defence and the ball found its way to Lewis Thompson. He crossed into the box for the towering Ewan Bange who chested the ball down and found the bottom corner.

Worksop came close to an equaliser on 21 minutes as Starcenko headed goalwards from a Jacob Gratton corner at the near post but could only find the crossbar.

The home side upped the intensity in the second half and controlled the game. Callum Spooner doubled the Hyde lead in the 61st minute after a sensational strike which dipped and swerved and found the top corner leaving Tommy Taylor with no chance.

As Worksop chased the game, Hyde had chances on the counter attack to extend the lead. Taylor produced two smart saves to deny Spooner and Connor Heath late in the game. Worksop have now lost 4 out of their last 5 league games but remain in third place.

The points were shared in the Tameside Derby as Hyde United drew 1-1 with Ashton United.

Hyde started the better of the two sides and should have opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Ashton’s back line didn’t deal with a ball into the box and Ben Kershaw found himself free in the box. A mixture of a poor finish and a good save from Jordan Eastham kept the scores level.

Ashton opened the scoring with their first attack of the game on 12 minutes. Bernardo Couto whipped a cross into the box and Louis White was there head across goal and into the corner.

Hyde equalised in the 26th minute. Ayo Quadri picked up a loose ball in the Ashton half. He looked up and saw the run of Jack Redshaw and played a pass over the defence. Redshaw produced a calm and composed finish over the onrushing Eastham and into the back of the net.

Chances were few and far between in the second half, with Hyde having the majority of the ball but struggling to break down a stubborn and organised Ashton team who would be the happier of the two sides with the point. Both sides remain on the fringes of the play off places.

Hyde United made it back to back league wins after a hard fought but deserved 3-2 victory over Workington thanks to a stoppage time penalty from captain Jack Redshaw.

Hyde took the lead in the 6th minute. Ewan Bange flashed a shot across the box, which was kept in by Redshaw and he picked out Shakheel Jones-Griffiths in the box who fired into the bottom corner.

Workington equalised in the 14th minute capitalising on poor defending. Kai Nugent made a run into the box and his shot should have been cleared. Steven Rigg ran onto the loose ball and tapped home.

Matthew Fearnley restored the lead for Hyde in the 33rd minute. Jones-Griffiths won the ball in midfield and Redshaw found Fearnley who produced a great finish across goal and into the far corner.

The away side equalised once again in the 74th minute. Nugent curled a free kick over the wall and Callum Hiddleston couldn’t prevent it from finding the bottom corner.

There was a late winner for the home side, as Harry Ditchfield was fouled in the box. Redshaw stepped up from the spot and smashed the penalty into the roof of the net to seal all three points.