FA Vase

FIVE-STAR ALPORT IN CONTROL

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 January 2025

CRAY CROSS T 1 WHIT’CH ALPORT 5
By Andy Mitchell

RUTHLESS Whitchurch survived early scares before giving underdogs Clay Cross a lesson in finishing.
Alport had keeper Jack Sheward to thank for a pair of early saves, a huge one-on-one save from Lewis Macaskill at the far post before parrying around the opposite upright after Ross Duggan had chopped inside Roman Allen.
The break from that second stop saw the visitors move in front, Craig Pritchard releasing Lewis Bloor to drive through the middle and feed Jack Loughran who fired low past the exposed Charlie Dando from the righ...

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