Tate & Lyle 2-2 Kartiers FC
 
The local derby predictably ended with honours even with Kartiers FC's problems against teams at the bottom of the table much in evidence during a frantic first half.
 
Having dropped points against five of the bottom six teams in the league, Kartiers manager Ian Jennings hoped to stem the haemorrhaging of points against a Tate & Lyle side fighting against relegation. Jennings made four changes from the side who started the Barkston Ash semi-fianl against Old Headingley with Liam Olsson, Ryan Watson, Josh O'Neill and Michael Braithwaite all making the starting eleven.
 
The visitors started much the brighter and deservedly took the lead on eleven minutes when Tweedie drew a challenge inside the Tate & Lyle penalty area which gave the referee no option but to award a penalty which Tweedie himself struck elegantly into the back of the net. Woodall really should have made it two on twenty minutes with the Kartiers hitman clean through on goal but his heavy touch allowed Hullah to smother the chance. From then on it was all Tate & Lyle although the way they got back into the game, a dubious penalty from Lanaghan after their new signing from Thorpe United, Alan Jackson, was alleged to have been fouled by Richardson's feather like touch, caused consternation amongst the Kartiers ranks. Fawcett put Tate in front on the half hour mark after Kartiers defensive frailties allowed Jackson the freedom of the box to set up the simplest of chances from six yards out. Tate's Gemmell and Rhodes down the Tate left were a constant thorn in the Kartiers defence with youngster Josh O'Neill forced to work overtime down the Kartiers right.
 
Kartiers were relieved to hear the half time whistle and were a much different side during the second forty five minutes which they dominated. The terrific Liam Olsson spurred Kartiers forward with Cooper forcing a smart save from Hullah when one and one with the Tate keeper and Tweedie's pace a constant problem for the quite pedestrian but resolute centre half pairing of Lanaghan and Craig Hewitt at the heart of the Tate defence.  Braithwaite shot solidly from distance and Danny Hewitt forced yet another save from Hullah as Kartiers picked up the tempo. An ugly looking injury to Tate's Wadsworth forced the game to be held up for sometime and this period of inactivity appeared to regroup a Tate & Lyle side who had been on the back foot for the majority of the second period. An astute decision by Jennings finally lead to the Kartiers equaliser as Watson was freed from his defensive duties and his clinical through ball set Tweedie clear. There was much work to do though as Tweedie first went round the despairing dive of Hullah before flashing the ball past the two Tate & Lyle defenders on the line to net his fourteenth goal of the season.
 
Both sides pressed for the winner although a draw was perhaps a fair result in what can only be described as a passionate local derby. However, Kartiers manager Ian Jennings was disappointed with the result and commented after the game 'the referee had a very good game but I thought he 'evened up' the penalty decisions which gave Tate & Lyle the impetus they were lacking in the first half.' He added 'I was relieved we were only one behind at the interval, but I can only congratulate my lads for the way they turned things around during the second half which I felt we dominated and perhaps did enough to win the game.'