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Belper Town 2-1 Histon: Nailers nearly pay the price

BELPER Town won their opening day game against Histon by the narrowest of margins, but in reality the Nailers should have won more emphatically.
Bedworth United

By Nigel Oldrini

BELPER TOWN 2
HISTON 1
BELPER Town won their opening day game against Histon by the narrowest of margins, but in reality the Nailers should have won more emphatically.

The hosts created at least eight presentable opportunities. but poor finishing let them down.
The best of them came when Belper won a penalty in the 26th minute, but Craig Nelthorpe missed the target. The breakthrough eventually came when Jonathan Margetts got the final touch to a Craig Nelthorpe free kick just before half time. His-ton looked stronger after break, but the hosts continued to miss chances bef...

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