Northern Premier League

LINNETS KEEPER SEES RED

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 April 2023

DIV 1 WEST
TRAFFORD 0 RUNCORN LINNETS 0
By Dave Law

TRAFFORD squandered several gilt-edged second-half chances to earn just a point and finish in tenth place.
A scrappy first half saw just one chance of note when Linnets’ Matty Birchall scuffed his shot wide from 12 yards.
Trafford striker Max Hazeldine broke clear in the 49th minute, but shot weakly at Danny Taverner.
Trafford were well on top and in the 59th minute Matty Morgan struck the foot of a post with a 25-yard piledriver, Hazeldine heading the rebound wide of the open goal.
In the 90th minute Taverner was sent of...

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