Northern Premier League

BLUES MISS BIG CHANCES

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 March 2020

By Chris Musson
NORTH WEST
CLITHEROE 0
DUNSTON 0
CLITHEROE and Dunstan played out their second goalless draw this season in another even match.
The outstanding chance fell to Dunston’s Mark Fitzgerald as he fluffed a first-half penalty awarded after a clumsy challenge in the box.
The Blues had their own good shout for a spot-kick in the second half, but it was Dunston who almost nicked it on 89 minutes when Clitheroe goalkeeper Chris Thompson was forced to make a first-class save from a smart shot after a break.
The draw means Clitheroe missed an opportunity to take a stride towards t...

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