Already champions of Garforth Junior League Under-11 Division B, Guiseley Juniors faced by far their toughest test of the season when they met Division A champions Ossett Town Tornadoes in the Challenge Cup final.

However, the Yellows passed it with flying colours, despite Otley having won the cup twice in the previous three seasons and the fact that the match was played at Ossett Town FC..

Ossett started strongly, inspired by the possibility of winning their second double in three years.

With the wind in their favour, they applied a huge amount of pressure on the Yellows’ defence but they held firm, with keeper Callum Oddy outstanding in his handling.

His defensive line of Finlay Collyer, Jay Harris and Kian Fletcher also put everything on the line to prevent a breakthrough.

No goals at half-time gave Guiseley a decent chance as they emerged for the second half, and their impressive fitness level, honed by coach Dave Collyer and assistant Nick McLaughlin, began to tell as the game opened up and the central midfield pairing of Nick Brayshaw and James Cox started to gain the upper hand.

It was, however, against the run of play when, in the 36th minute, Ossett scored with a cross-shot which looped over the stranded Oddy’s head into the Guise-ley net.

The Tornadoes celebrated as if the game was won but Guiseley had other ideas, re-grouping quickly and equalising within minutes – a sharply converted rebound by Frankie Brimacombe following a blocked shot from Louis Adams.

It was Adams, latching onto a neat pass from the tireless Cox in midfield, who beat his defender on the left wing and squared the ball for the irrepressible Brimacombe to net his and Guiseley’s second – another neat conversion just under the bar, leaving the keeper with no chance.

Ossett looked distraught, their players lying like wounded soldiers on the pitch, but this only added more fuel to Guiseley’s fire as they made it 3-1 with eight minutes remaining – this time a coolly-taken low strike into the corner of the net from the edge of the area by Tom Wright.

The Tornadoes rallied in a lively finish but Guiseley, with their whole team now defending manfully, kept them at bay and finished the job, much to the delight of their fans and players.

Collyer said afterwards: ‘This is just such a fantastic group of lads to work with.

“I can’t single out any of them – they all give their best week in, week out and are a perfect team in many ways. It’s been a pleasure coaching them for the last five seasons.”

With two games left, Guiseley had won every match, scoring 187 goals and conceding only nine.