Step 4

Sayer’s strike is key in a thriller

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 March 2019

By Emily Parker
BRIGHOUSE TOWN 2
MORPETH TOWN 3
THE Highway Men won an absolute thriller on their first visit to Brighouse Town.
Iulian Petrache put them ahead in the 21st minute from a free kick and that’s how it remained up to half time.
Morpeth got the second half off to a flyer when Sean Taylor aided by a deflection put them two up in the 48th minute.
Brighouse reduced the arrears in the 67th minute when a Tom Robinson cross was headed home by Aaron Martin.
A minute later Morpeth had striker Liam Henderson sent off for stamping on Zeph Thomas.
Then, in the 77th minute Morpeth lost...

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