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Scunthorpe United 0-1 Torquay United: Gulls on top in six-pointer

Lewis Collins’ fine second-half finish kept alive Torquay United’s slim survival hopes at the expense of fellow strugglers Scunthorpe, who now seem destined to be in National League North next season.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 April 2023

By Chris Sumpter

SCUNTHORPE UTD 0

TORQUAY UNITED 1
Collins 63
LEWIS Collins’ fine second-half finish kept alive Torquay United’s slim survival hopes at the expense of fellow strugglers Scunthorpe, who now seem destined to be in National League North next season.
The strike settled a contest that had all the hallmarks of one between two poor teams fighting for their lives.
Nervy and tight – even downright desperate at times – Collins raced clear in the 63rd minute and kept his cool to slot home with arguably the game’s only real moment of quality.
It capped a great week on the road for Ga...

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