Non-League Paper

SAM CAN’T STOP SHELLS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
13 December 2020

By Roger Williams

HALLAM 0
SHILDON 2
DEAN THEXTON and Jack Vaulks grabbed second-half goals to take Shildon safely into the third round against their spirited hosts.
The visitors, from a step higher in the pyramid survived a few scares and were kept at bay until the 51st minute by the heroics of Hallam keeper Sam Andrew.
But once Thexton broke the deadlock, the visitors took charge,
securing safe passage with a second 20 minutes from time.
The first-half contained a game within a game, with Thexton and Andrew taking centre stage.
The Countrymen’s custodian denied Thexton for the first...

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