Bradford Park Avenue 1-3 Boston United

United trailed at the break thanks to Billy Priestley's 28th minute header but three goals inside eight second half minutes turned the tide in the Pilgrims' favour.

Dayle Southwell scored from the penalty spot and added United's third after Zak Mills had lashed in Boston's second to cap a brilliant turnaround.

The result was warranted on the balance of play, although Rene Steer was required to make three blocks on the line to usher the Pilgrims towards a maximum three-point haul.

Matt Gledhill was back in goal for the Pilgrims, while David Fallah and Conor Marshall were reinstated to the starting XI too.

There was an early United penalty shout waved away following Kaine Felix's tumble in the box, but Avenue were soon on the attack with Chib Chilaka blazing narrowly wide after Julian Banton had seen an initial effort blocked.

Steer blasted goalwards for United, with his drive looping wide off Ryan Qualter, but Avenue edged in front with 17 minutes of the half to play.

PRIESTLEY arrived to bullet home Paul Walker's inswinging corner and hand the early advantage to the home side.

Boston responded with Danny Meadows' shot being blocked by Qualter and Felix lashing the rebound wide.

United had a let-off towards half-time after Gledhill had picked up a backpass. Chilaka lined up the close-range free-kick but Marshall superbly blocked his driven effort.

Scott Garner was twice quickly into the action, first shovelling the ball over the bar after Carl Piergianni had nodded down Meadows' corner, before producing a terrific block to deny Danny Frost a near certain goal following Walker's driven cross from the right.

Following a bright start to the second half, United were awarded a penalty on 61 minutes when Fallah was fouled by Nathan Hotte inside the box. SOUTHWELL calmly dispatched the spot-kick to haul United level.

The game's defining moment arrived when Steer produced a quickfire double of goalline blocks to deny Chilaka after Gledhill had dropped Walker's cross.

From the resulting breakaway, MILLS was on hand to slam the loose ball home after John Lamb could only parry Fallah's near post drive.

United wrapped up the three points two minutes later when SOUTHWELL produced a great angled finish after skipping clear of Qualter and his defensive colleagues.

Gledhill subsequently made a good save to palm aside substitute Scott Kerr's rasper, while Chilaka somehow contrived to head the ball over from close-range following Walker's flag-kick

Steer got up brilliantly to divert Qualter's last minute header over for a corner, while United sub Michael Hollingsworth almost added the icing to United's cake, but audaciously chipped wide of the far post when clear.

Bradford (3-5-2): John Lamb; Julian Banton, Ryan Qualter, Billy Priestley; Grant Black, Jack Rea, Nathan Hotte, Matty James (Scott Kerr 70), Paul Walker; Chib Chilaka (Brad Barraclough 75), Danny Frost (Richard Marshall 62). Subs (not used): Joe Colbeck, Jamie Price.

Boston (4-3-3): Matt Gledhill; Zak Mills, Scott Garner, Carl Piergianni, Rene Steer; Liam Marrs, Conor Marshall, Danny Meadows (Stefan Galinski 76); David Fallah, Dayle Southwell, Kaine Felix (Michael Hollingsworth 72). Subs (not used): Niall Doran, Jack Barlow, Sam Vince (gk).

Referee: Neil Sharp.

Attendance: 439.

PIC: John Rhodes.