Northern Premier League

PEET ON THE SPOT FOR FORTUNATE COLLIERIES

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 November 2019

ATHERTON COL 1 BUXTON 1

By Emil Anderson
A PENALTY in the sixth minute of time added on gave Atherton an unexpected lifeline and a vital point against Buxton.
A match-up of the 19th and 20th in the table saw the Derbyshire outfit dominate first half possession.
However they didn’t turn their superiority into goals. They should have opened the scoring on 23 minutes but somehow the Colls defence managed to squeak the ball clear after an almighty scramble in their penalty box.
Minutes later, the Bucks did take the lead. Diego De Girolamo bravely headed past Greg Hartley after the keeper ...

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