Northern Premier League

FC United of Manchester 2-1 Macclesfield: Ace Luke is a cool hand on the spot

FC United made it back-to-back wins in the league following an entertaining and noisy encounter between two well-supported sides.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 August 2023

By Ben Hughes

FC UNITED 2
Cane 19, Griffiths 89 pen

MACCLESFIELD 1
Curran 26

Goal: Alex Curaan slots it past Pat Boyes to equalise

FC UNITED made it back-toback wins in the league following an entertaining and noisy encounter between two well-supported sides.
The game was ultimately decided by a late Luke Griffiths goal from the penalty spot but, for United manager Neil Reynolds, the performance from his team was just as pleasing as the result.
“It was a great game, with two very good sides, and they posed us lots of problems, especially in the last 20 minutes of the first half,” s...

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