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When Whitley Bay hosted Ukrainian stars

By Mark Carruthers

BIG OCCASION: Whitley Bay, in blue, put their bodies on the line to hold Metalist Kharkiv to a 1-1 draw eight years ago this week
PICTURE: Julian Tyley

THE North Sea mist has set an atmospheric backdrop for many a memorable occasion at Hillheads.
The historic home of Whitley Bay has hosted a whole host of FA Cup shocks, league winning triumphs and, of course, a hattrick of FA Vase wins.
But surely there cannot have been many more unusual fixtures that the one that took place on a chilly Sunday evening eight years ago this week.
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