FA Trophy

STARRING ROLE FOR SAUNDERS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 September 2024

By Liam Price

BISHOP AUCKLAND 1
Greaves 28
NANTWICH TOWN 2
Pratt 13, Saunders 59
NANTWICH Town made it through to the Second Qualifying Round with a win over Bishop Auckland.
The home side almost took the lead in the second minute as Louis Johnson let fly, but it was a good save by Ben Garratt to tip it around a post.
However, it was Nantwich who took the lead in the 13th minute.
Kai Evans, returning to the side after injury, played a beautiful ball across the face of the Bishop’s defence and Tom Pratt took it in his stride and pulled his shot into the far corn...

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