Northern Premier League

SKEM DEPART WITH DIGNITY

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 April 2017

SKELMERSDALE 1 STAFFORD RGRS 1
By Neil Leatherbarrow
HONOURS were even in the sun as Skelmersdale bowed out of the Premier Division with a deserved point.
They took the lead with a superb drop shot from Bevan Burey in the eighth minute but Stafford equalised late on through Levi Reid.
Stafford probably had more of the possession but Skelmersdale had at least as many chances.
The Skem goal came from a cross. The ball wasn’t cleared and dropped to Burey on the left of the penalty area. He hooked a right-foot shot over goalkeeper Adam Whitehouse.
Good chances were at a premium. Stafford&...

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