Northern Premier League

Basford United 0-0 Scarborough Athletic: Battling Boro tame Lions in stalemate

Neither side could find an opener despite sharing a few clear-cut chances in an otherwise stubborn affair at Greenwich Avenue.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 August 2021

By Marc Williams

BASFORD UTD 0
SCARBOROUGH ATH 0
BASFORD United and Scarborough Athletic played out a nervous stalemate on the opening weekend of the campaign.

Neither side could find an opener despite sharing a few clear-cut chances in an otherwise stubborn affair at Greenwich Avenue.
Rev James had the game’s best chance late on for United when he found himself on the end of Marcus Marshall’s looping cutback, but the striker’s header lacked the power needed to beat away ‘keeper Ryan Whitley.
Kieran Glynn then had a golden opportunity to ensure the three points headed back to Yorkshire whe...

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