National League North

Willoughby stunner fells flying Avenue

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
13 January 2019

By Tom Coates
BRADFORD PARK AVENUE 2
FC UNITED 3
FC UNITED of Manchester claimed a scalp against promotion-chasers Bradford Park Avenue.
The difficult conditions severely impacted upon the quality of football throughout the first half, as Joshua Wallen and Elliott Simoes fired wide for the Red Rebels while Avenue marksman Lewis Knight rattled the crossbar.
The hosts eventually broke the deadlock via Oli Johnson, whose tame strike found its way through a sea of bodies in the box and nestled in the bottom corner.
But the visitors drew level on the stroke of half-time when Chris Sharp rifled i...

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