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Oldham Athletic 2-2 Altrincham: Subs save the day as fab Robins fight back

David Unsworth described ten-man Altrincham’s remarkable comeback against his Oldham side as ‘sickening’, as the Robins rescue a point in a gobsmacking finish at Boundary Park.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 April 2023

By Alex Thrower

OLDHAM ATH 2
Nuttall 22, Sambou 74
ALTRINCHAM 2
Oyedele 81, Sinclair 89
STUNNED David Unsworth described ten-man Altrincham’s remarkable comeback against his Oldham side as ‘sickening’, as the Robins rescue a point in a gobsmacking finish at Boundary Park.
Goals either side of halftime from Joe Nuttall and Bassala Sambou looked to have given the hosts a first win in six, but a stunning strike from Maximillian Oyedele and a bullet header from Tyrese Sinclair in the final ten minutes meant Phil Parkinson’s visiting team salvaged a draw despite Kyle Ferguson’s red card.
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