Northern Premier League

TRAFFORD 2 BOOTLE 3

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 August 2022

DIV 1 WEST
By Pete McGrath

npeppered opening came A SCRAPPY, free-kick to life after 13 minutes when Bootle’s Tom Peterson headed home from close range.
Ten minutes later, Trafford levelled when Aaron Fleming’s left-wing freekick dropped into the box and was lashed home by Ben Finley. It was the visitors who went ahead again just before the break when Jack McGowan’s low drive deceived keeper Conor Robson to nestle in the bottom corner.
On the counter attack, Peterson grabbed his second goal of the game, and by the time Trafford reduced the arrears with a penalty ...

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