In a thrilling bout in the Northern Premier Division, there was a tightly contested standoff between Workington AFC and Worksop Town FC. This six-goal thriller concluded in a 3-3 draw. The statistics highlight a charged encounter, rich in opportunism, relentless attack and, at times, questionable discipline.

This back and forth battle saw the away team hitting the net even before settling into the game, at 8 minutes 15 seconds into the first half, only for the home team to draw level almost immediately at 10 minutes 30 seconds. But Worksop, not content with this, responded once again with their second goal at 34 minutes 49 seconds. The second half witnessed Worksop increasing their lead to 3-1 at 59 minutes 47 seconds. However, Workington, in an impressive late rally, pulled back two goals at 83 and 90 minutes 35 seconds to end the encounter in a deadlock.

Looking deeper into the offence and defensive play, Workington AFC had 7 corner kicks compared to Worksop's 6, indicating a more aggressive push from Workington. Workington managed to stay disciplined when it came to respecting the offside rule, as evidenced by no offsides to Worksop's four. Yet, their discipline was found lacking in terms of card decisions, with Workington attracting three yellow cards as opposed to Worksop's two.

The difference in goal opportunities leveraged was clearly slim, and it seems neither teams capitalised on their corner assets as none of the goals came from these set-pieces. Despite Worksop being caught offside four times, this did not significantly impede their scoring ability as they managed to register three goals.

Discipline from Workington, however, could be brought under the scanner. Their first two yellow cards, issued in the first half, coincided closely with Worksop' two goals, possibly indicating that these interruptions might have disrupted their rhythm and defensive organisation.

To sum up, both teams displayed a balanced attack, with the corner kick count only giving slight edge to Workington. Although the discipline of both teams was questioned, it was Worksop who suffered more in terms of violating offside rules, while Workington had more bookings. Ultimately, it was perhaps Workington's resilience and fighting spirit that saw them salvage a draw from being two goals down in the second half.

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