FA Trophy

WIDNES 0 CLITHEROE 1

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 September 2023

By Callum Chadwick

■ SUBSTITUTE Sefton Gonzales scored two minutes from time as Clitheroe avenged a recent league defeat at Widnes.
The Blues controlled a first half that was few on chances and quality as both sides struggled with the baking conditions at the DCBL Stadium.
They came close to an opener just before half-time when Billy Priestley headed narrowly over.
Widnes were the better team in the second half and will be questioning just how they didn’t win the tie.
Matty Rain smashed the crossbar with a freekick while Will Bell had a follow-up shot tipped on to a po...

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