Non-League Paper

SECOND CHANCE IS SEIZED BY BALA

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 January 2025

WELSH ROUND-UP
By Rob Cole

BALA Town made the most of their second chance to qualify for the Championship Conference in the second phase of the JD Cymru Premier title race as they returned to the Essity Stadium to beat Connah’s Quay Nomads.
When the two teams met on Tuesday night the home side raced into a 3-0lead before the referee cancelled the game in the 62nd minute due to fog.
That led to the FAW to order the game to be played again, rather than let the result stand.
Had the Nomads taken the three points then Bala would have been condemned to the Play-Off Conference in...

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