It all started so well for The Brewers though as referee George Warren pointed to the penalty spot after just six minutes when Adam Baker was hauled down by Reece McNally.

Top scorer Tom Corner stepped up and coolly netted his eighth goal of the campaign.

Taddy have been in this situation many a times this season but have just been unable to make their dominance count and put daylight between themselves and their opposition and this was much the case once again on a bitter afternoon in Burscough.

Charlie Binns came very close to doubling the lead in the 14th minute when he saw his miscued volley deflected just wide by goalkeeper Marcus Burgess.

As much as The Brewers were in complete control, we all know it only takes a second to score a goal and that’s exactly what the home side did in the 27th minute to level the match.

Jason Mycoe initially hooked Mason Nevitt’s dink off the line after goalkeeper Gary Stevens fumbled the ball on the edge of the area but there was no stopping Conor Smith’s stunning strike from distance which flew into the top corner.

The Burscough equaliser didn’t change the flow of the game however as Billy Miller’s men continued to dominate possession and probe for more goals as Josh Barrett glanced a Greening free-kick inches wide.

The second half started in similar fashion but even more forthright from the travelling team as they looked for their first win since 15th October.

Conor Sellars almost took matters into his own hands and snatched the lead back after some positive combination play with Jono Greening lead to the former Boro man forcing Burgess into a full stretch save.

The aforementioned Burgess was to steal the show (along with Smith) in the second half keeping the Brewers out on several occasions from improbable positions.

Some good full-back play from Josh Grant gave Adam Baker not one but two chances to try and power beyond Burgess but the on-loan stopper pulled off a remarkable double save.

The team in green were certainly still posing a threat on the break as Taddy pushed bodies forward and they came a whisker away to taking the lead themselves when Conor Smith struck onto the inside of the upright.

Charlie Binns was starting for the first time in several weeks and the midfielder threatened to beat the inspired Burgess with two headers but the first drifted narrowly over and the second was deflected wide.

The introduction of Josh Greening by manager Miller almost had an immediate impact but once again, as the striker ran clear down an inside left position, his low drive was terrifically saved by Burgess.

As the match entered the last ten minutes, the kitchen sink and all apparatus that can be imagined was being thrown by the Brewers.

The two best chances came in the final couple of minutes.

Firstly when Charlie Binns fired across the face of goal you were waiting for the net to bulge but as it bypassed Andy Milne and Rob Youhill in the six yard box, Tom Corner slid agonisingly wide of the left-hand upright from close range.

And with one minute of normal time remaining, Burgess saved his best till last. Josh Grant’s long raking diagonal ball into the box was flicked down by Dan Thirkell to an unmarked Rob Youhill five yards out who’s header looked to potentially win the game but goalkeeper Burgess somehow flung a hand up to his right to magnificently tip over the crossbar from point blank range.

From despair to sheer disbelief however as struggling Burscough pinched all three points in the 93rd minute.

Just as Burgess outdid himself, midfielder Conor Smith did the same as unbelievably he bettered his first goal by sending an absolute rocket into the top left-hand corner from at least 30 yards.

Football can be such a cruel game at times.

Having said that however, credit has to go to Burscough who defended for their lives and worked tirelessly throughout the afternoon and certainly didn't look like a side who were struggling at the bottom of the table.

Burscough Team: Burgess, Hill, McNally, Vaughan-Muscat, Hollett ©, Schofield, Jackson, Smith, E Nevitt, M Nevitt, Shacklock
Subs: Holmes, Doyle, Watts, Douglas, Sherriff

Tadcaster Team: Stevens, Mycoe, Grant, Milne, Barrett, Thirkell, Baker (Youhill 70), Binns, Corner, Jono Greening ©, Sellars (Josh Greening 64)
Subs Unused: Ibrahimi, Jeff, Shepherd