FA Trophy

JIMMY HAS A BALL!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 February 2018

By Chris Pratt

ALL SQUARE: Jimmy Ball heads home Stockport’s equalizer
PICTURE: Mike Petch

Jimmy Ball’s second-half header saved Stockport County from exiting the FA Trophy after Lee Ndlovu had put the visitors ahead minutes earlier.
The game took an unusually long time to get started with the visitors shading the first half.
Brackley’s Adam Walker’s cleverly lobbed pass saw Aaron Williams poke a shot straight at Ben Hinchliffe, and then his long range effort was gathered comfortably by the keeper. It capped a poor first half-hour.
Good work by Brackley’s...

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