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South Shields 0-2 Forest Green Rovers: Connor stunner seals deal

Connor Wickham scored a goal of the season contender as Forest Green Rovers avoided an FA Cup upset at underdogs South Shields.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 November 2022

By Andrew Beharie

SOUTH SHIELDS 0

FOREST GREEN 2
Wickham 28, 90+6

ON THE CHARGE: South Shields’ Lewis Alessandra, left, races past Forest Green’s Armani Little
PICTURE: Gary Learmouth

CONNOR Wickham scored a goal of the season contender as Forest Green Rovers avoided an FA Cup upset at undedogs South Shields.
Rovers took the lead half an hour in when Corey O’Keeffe’s cross was headed home by Wickham past Shields keeper Myles Boney.
Wickham had to wait until the sixth minute of stoppage time to get his second, when he sensationally lobbed Boney from the halfway line with the last kick ...

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