National League North

HOLY BLUES STAY UP AS RED REBELS STRIKE FIVE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 April 2017

By Craig Phillips
FC UNITED 5
GAINSBORO’ 1
GAINSBOROUGH kept their place in the National League North despite being well beaten away at FC United.
Trinity held onto their place by one point and despite the nature of their defeat, the large number of travelling fans left Manchester in jubilant fashion.
Their side had started well, going a goal up early when Chris Salt was left unmarked in the box and powerfully headed home.
But the hosts put on a show from that point on, turning on the style for a bumper crowd of 4,064.
The Red Rebels were level when Jerome Wright’s ball across t...

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