National League

SUPER SUB SHIELDS AS FLEET EDGE SHAYMEN

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 October 2017

By Charles Webster

SEAN SHIELDS came off the bench to fire two second-half goals and send FC Halifax crashing to defeat at Ebbsfleet.
Shields, sidelined recently with a stomach injury, came into the game after 40 minutes when he replaced the injured Andy Drury, and was in the right place to score both Fleet goals and give them a much-needed three points.
“That’s three clean sheets in a row,” purred Fleet boss Daryl McMahon. “We created a number of good opportunities today against a good side and defended ever so well. Halifax are on a very good run and we had to p...

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