Bishop Auckland manager Tony Lee believes his side were very unlucky to lose the UniBond League Cup final at Lancaster on Tuesday night. Bishops lost 4-3 in a penalty shootout, after leading 3-1 at one stage thanks to keeper Steve Jones stopping three penalties.

The sides drew 2-2 in normal time, with Danny Brunskill scoring both Bishops' goals.

"We couldn't have played any better," said Lee.

"We created chance after chance, but it was one of those nights when their keeper, Ben Thornley, couldn't do much wrong.

"I was really delighted with our performance. Lancaster knew that they were lucky to win."

Bishops will be pleased to see the back of Lancaster, as they also lost to them twice in the league this season. However, they can still finish above them in the league.

Bishops still have another cup final to look forward to - against Brandon in the Durham Challenge Cup at Durham on Monday morning.

Relegated Spennymoor stretched their unbeaten run to three games with a 2-0 home win over Runcorn on Tuesday night.

Moors took the lead on the half hour when Andy Swalwell scored direct from a free kick and Kevin Bromley got the second from a long ball near the end.