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Bamber Bridge 2-1 South Shields: Brig striker late on as Shields falter

Fin Sinclair-Smith scored an incredible 25-yard free-kick in stoppage time to give Bamber Bridge a win over league leaders South Shields.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 April 2023

By Ryan Smart

BAMBER BRIDGE 2
Dawson 14, Sinclair-Smith 90

SOUTH SHIELDS 1
Mottley-Henry 64

GETTING SHIRTY: It’s joy uncontained for Finlay Sinclair-Smith after his winner for Bamber Bridge
PICTURE: Ruth Hornby

FINLAY Sinclair-Smith scored an incredible 25-yard free-kick in stoppage time to give Bamber Bridge a win over league leaders South Shields.
Paul Dawson gave the hosts the lead 14 minutes in, before Dylan Mottley-Henry equalized for the Mariners.
The tide looked to be turning against the Brig when Nathan Pond was sent off with 20 minutes left, but Sinclair-Smith’s effort gave J...

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