National League North

Ten men no chore for gutsy Magpies

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 September 2017

CHORLEY 3 AFC TELFORD UTD 2

By Mike Neild
CHORLEY survived a Telford fightback before grabbing a superb winner and holding out with ten men for 40 minutes.
Despite missing a penalty, the Magpies were seemingly coasting to victory after bossing the first half, but two Telford goals in five minutes plus the red card transformed the game.
The hosts went ahead on ten minutes when Jason Walker laid the ball back for ex-Buck Josh Wilson to drill a low shot into the corner of the net.
Chorley continued to look more penetrative and went two up on 32 minutes when Josh O’Keefe teed up Marcus Ca...

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