Northern Premier League

Lofts hits heights as Seadogs find legs

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 January 2019

By Andrew Davies
SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC 5
HEDNESFORD TOWN 3
A HUGELY entertaining game saw Scarborough Athletic come out on top in this eight-goal thriller.
Recent results meant there was an added pressure on the hosts in their first home game of 2019.
However, if the players were feeling it they certainly didn’t show it, as they played with the freedom and confidence that has been evidently lacking in previous outings.
The opening goal came on 18 minutes. Man of the match Luke Lofts picked up the ball on halfway and released Michael Coulson down the left who cut inside and sent a loopi...

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