Northern Premier League

PONTEFRACT COLLS 4 GRIMSBY BOROUGH 0

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 August 2022

DIV 1 EAST
By Charlie Fletcher

A HAT-TRICK from Joe Lumsden and a debut goal for Gavin Allott saw Pontefract hammer Grimsby on their first game in the NPL.
A fast start for the Colls saw them 2-0 up in 11 first-half minutes, Lumsden tapped in from close range before Allott converted a saved Lumsden shot to make it two.
Lumsden’s second found it’s way into the far corner and a second goal. After the break, Grimsby were reduced to ten men thanks to a second yellow for Jordan Barnett. With seven minutes of normal time left Lumsden scored his third. A dancing run and cross...

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