Northern Premier League

LATE ERROR LEAVES CELTS HANGING ON FOR VICTORY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 December 2019

By Keith Trudgeon
STALYBRIDGE C 2
WHITBY TOWN 1
CELTIC recorded their sixth win in a row with a dominant performance but they had to endure a storming finish from their outclassed visitors after conceding a contentious late goal.
Scott Bakkor and Ross Dent had already tested Whitby keeper Shane Bland before Celtic took an 18th minute lead when Declan Walker floated a diagonal free-kick to the edge of the box and central defender Chris Smalley smashed an exquisite volley into the bottom corner, leaving Bland clutching at thin air. Danny Rowe was forced into a superb last-ditch tackle as Dari...

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