National League North

McAtee throws Telford a lifeline

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 February 2018

AFC TELFORD UNITED 1 FC UNITED 0

By Richard Scott
IT wasn’t pretty but Telford United gained three vital points in the quest to stay up as they beat FC United of Manchester thanks to John McAtee’s first goal for the club.
The on-loan Shrewsbury man scored just before halftime when he was teed up by the excellent Elliott Newby to poach the goal.
Telford should have doubled the lead just after the interval when the ball was crossed to Amari Morgan-Smith.
But the former York City man’s diving header flew over the bar from a chance he should have taken.
At the other end, the R...

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