Isthmian League Premier

Margate 0-0 Bishop’s Stortford: Bishops held by defiant defence

BISHOP’S Stortford lost ground on leaders Worthing while Margate lost ground on the play-off places, as the sides maintained their recent unbeaten runs but had few other causes for celebration.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 February 2022

By Alan Anstice

MARGATE 0

BISHOP’S ST’FD 0

IN WHERE IT HURTS: Margate’s Lewis Knight gets in the way of Frankie Merrifield’s drive
PICTURE: Ed Boyden

BISHOP’S Stortford lost ground on leaders Worthing while Margate lost ground on the play-off places, as the sides maintained their recent unbeaten runs but had few other causes for celebration.
Clear-cut chances were few and far between in a tightly fought match where both defences were solid.
But, thanks to other results, Stortford opened up a three-point gap on third-placed Enfield and Margate moved up a place to seventh.
The visitors ha...

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