National League North

DRENCH RAINS ON DALE PARADE

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 January 2019

BRADFORD PA 1 BLYTH SPARTANS 1
By Tom Coates
STEVEN DRENCH’S stoppage-time penalty save gave Bradford Park Avenue a point, against ten-man Blyth.
The hosts started brightly, testing Blyth stopper Peter James in the early stages.
Bradford remained in control, confidently spraying the ball around.
But despite struggling to gain a foothold early on, Blyth took the lead on 26 minutes. Sean Reid powerfully heading Michael Liddle’s delivery past Drench.
Both sides threatened before the break, while the third quarter yielded little entertainment.
But on 76 minutes, Conor Branson’...

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