Northern Premier League

SPOT KICKS HELP ROBINS SOAR TO THE THREE POINTS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 December 2021

ASHTON UNITED 3 MICKLEOVER 0
By David Robinson

TWO second-half penalties helped the hosts to an ultimately comfortable win following a first period which could only be described as dire.
The heavy pitch certainly contributed to a dearth of meaningful action before the break with Ben Hardcastle firing a couple of efforts off target for the home side and Sam Sheridan stopping Javahn Davidson-Miller in the area after a good run by Rhys Dolan.
Sheridan himself then half volleyed a decent effort wide on 53 minutes from Harry Spratt’s pullback and two minutes later Hardcastle sent a l...

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