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GABRIEL TOWERS HIGHEST FOR WIN

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 December 2017

SKELMERSDALE UNITED 0 BRIGHOUSE TOWN 1

By Richard Hopkins
GABRIEL Johnson’s towering second-half header gave Brighouse a battling victory at Skelmersdale.
After a fairly unspectacular opening period Johnson escaped his marker and rose highest to power home a header from a free-kick ten minutes after half-time to give his side the lead.
The home side knocked on the door for the remainder of the contest, and the visitors lost Connor Griffin to a second bookable offence five minutes from time.
But Brighouse’s defence held firm as they kept a clean sheet and clung on to victory to m...

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