FA Vase

Benfield pounce to edge home in thriller

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 December 2018

By Rory Drake
NEWCASTLE BENFIELD 5
RUNCORN TOWN 4
NEWCASTLE Benfield made it nine games unbeaten under former Blyth Spartans manager Tom Wade after a nine-goal thriller.
Runcorn went ahead five minutes in, Dale Jennings striking from outside the box into the bottom corner.
Benfield were level five minutes later when Dennis Knight fired in a fierce shot home.
Runcorn restored their lead against the run of play on the half hour, with Joe Heath finding the net from 30 yards.
Benfield equalised deep into first-half added time; Dale Pearson stabbing the ball home from the middle of the box.
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