National League

HEED COME ALIVE BUT CAN’T BREAK WOOD DOWN

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 January 2019

By Jeff Bowron

FOR 70 minutes it looked like Ben Clark’s first homegame as manager of Gateshead would be a damp squib.
Steve Watson’s replacement at the International Stadium watched on as the Heed struggled to find their mojo.
Wood deservedly led at the break through Sean- Shields’ first goal for the club.
The visitors didn’t do enough after the restart and the introduction of playmaker Greg Olley on the hour lifted Gateshead.
Olley, back after a ninegame lay-off, added some much needed ingenuity to the engine room and it was the former Newcastle and Hull City ma...

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