MORPETH TOWN 4 LANCASTER CITY 1

By Ross Jackson

■ MORPETH Town eased into the next round with a thumping win over Lancaster City at Craik Park.The Highwaymen took the lead early on through Carl Finnigan’s close-range finish before being pegged back by Paul Dawson’s 13th-minute near-post header.The game turned in the 42nd minute when Niall Cowperthwaite was judged by the assistant referee to have pulled the collar of a free-running Finnigan as he cut across the penalty area, resulting in a straight red card and a spotkick which was dispatched by Ryan Donaldson.Morpeth skipper Jeff Henderson g...

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