Garforth and Bridlington battled out a 1-1 draw in a match that saw both teams finish with ten men.
New signing Alex Burton went straight into the side after signing from Selby.
Dan Coupland had a shot tipped round the post early on and Sam Denton headed the corner inches over.
Sam Barker was in the wars and was sent from the pitch twice to get treatment for a bloody lip, each time returning with a mouthful of cotton wool. He also gave the Miners a twenty sixth minute lead with a neat finish into the bottom corner after being played in by Burton.
Bridlington equalised in the second half, after Lee Turner had seen a penalty brilliantly saved.
Alex Low got his (now widely publicised) marching orders following two fouls in a passage of play that the ref had played advantage in.
Bridlington captain Andrew Norfolk joined him on the sidelines after earning a second yellow card for wiping out a Garforth attack.