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Alfreton Town 2-4 Macclesfield: Bruce’s boys shine as Macc stun Reds!

Macclesfield pulled off a cup upset in Derbyshire as they came from behind to beat Step 2 Alfreton Town in an enthralling encounter.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 November 2023

By Tom Finney

ALFRETON TN 2
Day 14, Mottley-Henry 27

MACCLESFIELD 4
Drummond 1, Duffy 63, 83, Curran 74 (pen)

IT’S A GOOD DAY: Jake Day scores Alfreton’s first goa

MACCLESFIELD pulled off a cup upset in Derbyshire as they came from behind to beat Step 2 Alfreton Town in an enthralling encounter.
Silkmen boss Alex Bruce spoke of his delight with the result, and the manner of it, after the game.
“I’m very proud. I thought we stopped playing after we scored but in terms of a response from the lads, I’m really, really pleased,” said Bruce.
“I’ve just told them in there: ‘We’ve set the stan...

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