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HICKEY GIVES BANG FOR THE BUCKS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 September 2018

By Phil Brennan
CONGLETON 1
Cope 20
BOOTLE 2
Gillespie 57, Hickey 67
ASUPERB strike from Antony Hickey gave Bootle a deserved win over Congleton in a fine FA Vase encounter, as his side came back from a goal down to inflict a first defeat of the season on the Bears.
In a game that was littered with niggly fouls, the visitors fought hard to gain a place in the next round of the FA Vase and keep their dreams of a trip to Wembley in 2019 alive for a little while longer yet.
At the same time Bootle also gained a semblance of revenge by erasing the nightmare of their Bank Holiday beating at the ...

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