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South Shields 2-0 Bishop Auckland: Mariners march on thanks to late show

South Shields avoided a shock result by the skin of their teeth as two late goals saw them see off 9th-tier Bishop Auckland on South Tyneside.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 September 2023

By Andrew Beharie

SOUTH SHIELDS 2 Blackett 81pen, Smith 84

BISHOP AUCKLND 0

SPOT-ON: Paul Blackett’s penalty gives South Shields the lead
PICTURE: Kev Wilson

SOUTH SHIELDS avoided a shock result by the skin of their teeth as two late goals saw them see off 9th-tier Bishop Auckland on South Tyneside.
The Mariners struggled to create throughout but were given the breakthrough nine minutes from time when Paul Blackett earned and converted a penalty. Bishops’ Danni Lay saw red minutes later for a late challenge on Michael Woods that brought a second yellow, before Martin Smith buried the ...

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