Guiseley walking in a Walshaw wonderland!

Walshaw made a fairytale return in his first game at Nethermoor since rejoining the Lions after spells at Darlington and Halifax.

The amazing turnaround strengthened their position in the Blue Square Bet North play-off zone as the top two dropped points.

It was the typical game of two halves as the visitors racked up their impressive lead before the break, only to be heartbroken by the Lions’ late four-goal salvo.

The Bloods had to wait until the 24th minute before they broke the deadlock in a game severely affected by the wind. A good strike from Dale Johnson beat home keeper Steve Drench and the lead was doubled when slack defending saw Ciaran Kilheeney convert in the 35th minute.

It got worse for the Lions on the stroke of half-time when a Dan Gardener shot took a hefty deflection off a defender, leaving Drench stranded.

Guiseley forward Chris Senior twice went close early in the second half and a Dave Merris corner hit the bar before bouncing back into play.

It seemed it was not the home side’s day as the woodwork denied them again when a corner from Andy Holdsworth struck a post.

But the breakthrough came in the 77th minute when Senior fired home. It was the third attempt in the same attack after shots from Lee Ellington and Walshaw had been blocked.

Minutes late Walshaw, who had come off the bench midway through the second half, was brought down in the area. The ball had ended up in the visitors’ net but the referee pulled play back to award the penalty and Walshaw fired home.

In the 82nd minute, Walshaw netted a left-foot shot when one-on-one to equalise and Nethermoor erupted four minutes later when he rifled a drive into the top corner for the winner.

Guiseley remain fourth after FC Halifax Town won but the top two of Hyde and Stalybridge Celtic were both held to draws. The Lions also have games in hand over all the top three.