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Gateshead 1-3 Boston United: Heed miss their home comforts

HOLDERS Gateshead’s 11th-hour decision to switch their fourth-round tie with Boston United from Tyneside to Teesside backfired as the Pilgrims progressed to the last 16 for the first time this century.
Gateshead

By Jeff Bowron

HOLDERS Gateshead’s 11th-hour decision to switch their fourth-round tie with Boston United from Tyneside to Teesside backfired as the Pilgrims progressed to the last 16 for the first time this century.
A frozen pitch at the International Stadium saw the Heed utilise Stockton Town’s artificial surface, a neutral venue 40 miles down the road that produced a reduced crowd of just 368.
While Will McGowan’s goal just past the hour cancelled out Tony Weston’s first half opener for the visitors, two goals in three minutes continued a demoralising start to the new year on and off the...

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