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SAXON’S LATE STRIKE STUNS HOSTS AVRO

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 December 2023

DIV 1 WEST
AVRO 1 RUNCORN LINNETS 2
By Liam Bambridge

AVRO suffered only their third league defeat of the season as Will Saxon’s injury-time goal moved the Linnets up to third in the table.
After an uneventful opening 20 minutes, Oliver Molloy capitalised on some defensive uncertainty to give the visitors the lead, his ninth goal in 12 games.
The home side then drew level before the interval when captain Jake Cottrell swung in a corner from the right.
Tempers flared halfway through the second period, Louis Potts and Anthony Kay both receiving their marching orders leaving b...

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