Words Jimmy Taafe Picture Jonathan Moore

Altrincham 4 Yorkshire Amateurs 3

The Robins got off to a good start in this National League fixture, keeping possession well and creating chances.

Despite this promising start, Yorkshire scored the opening goal against the run of play after about 15 minutes.

Alty kept pushing on and creating chances. with Ryan Knowles and McCormack dominating their one-v-one duels and getting balls into the box to Martin, who was getting into very good positions without any luck.

Leckey and Hough were stepping out with the ball from Fallon and punching passes into Whittle and Taafe, who were turning and playing passes into Martin, Ryan Knowles and McCormack.

Whittle was breaking through their back line with lovely through balls and little clips in behind, helping the Robins create even more chances.

Again against the run of play, Yorkshire increased their lead to 2-0, and when the Robins switched off, it became 3-0 just before half-time.

Alty had it all to do in the second half but came out positively and on the front foot.

Many more chances followed, and finally, on the hour-mark, the Robins pulled a goal back through Ryan Knowles.

Making a back post run and then dropping his shoulder to dart towards the penalty spot, Knowles was perfectly placed to apply a left-foot finish to some fine work from Renshaw, who dribbled down the wing and cut the ball back from the bye-line.

The Robins kept up the pressure and further reduced the arrears when a Whittle corner was swung into the front post and Leckey got past his man to head it in.

The momentum was well and truly with Alty now, and they were back on level terms when a ball delivered by Will Knowles from the far side of the box landed straight on Webster's head to make it 3-3.

A remarkable comeback was complete when Lavin notched a winner with barely four minutes left to round off a quality team performance from the Robins.

 Squad on the day: Louie Fallon, Chris Antoniades, Kian Lecky, Charlie Hough, Harry St. Romaine, Will Knowles, Jimmy Taafe, Max Whittle, Jacob Hill, Jacob Martin, Nathan Taylor, Kyran Webster, Noah Lavin, Ryan Knowles, Harley Renshaw, Callum McCormack.