Bishop Auckland 5 Penrith 3

Nov 13 2011 Sunday Sun

BISHOP Auckland are seventh in the STL First Division after coming out victors in a high-scoring match which see-sawed throughout.

Andrew Johnson side-footed past James Holland for a home opener before Scott Allison reversed the lead, equalising on the quarter hour then adding a second shortly before half-time.

Dan Hawkins levelled with a 51st-minute penalty before Martyn Coleman nudged the Cumbrians ahead on the hour.

However, in a rip-roaring finish, Bishops scored three in the final ten minutes. Stephen Salvin tied the scores at 3-3 before Hawkins struck twice to complete his hat-trick.

BISHOP AUCKLAND: Jeffries, Brumwell, Dixon, Shead, McLane, Richardson, Bell, Salvin, Hawkins, Johnson, Atkinson. Man of the Match: Hawkins.

PENRITH: Holland, Gill, Wood, Davidson, Thornton, Gray, Nugent, Jackson, Coleman, Cranston, Allison. Man of the Match: Allison.