National League North

Pair see red in fierce contest

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 August 2022

CHORLEY 0 BRADFORD PARK AVE 0
By Mike Nield

A FIERY clash saw both sides reduced to ten men and several injuries.
The hosts suffered most in the former regard, losiing influential players Adam Blakeman and skipper Scott Leather. Avenue also lost Simon Richman after eight minutes. Both sides finished with ten following bad-tempered confrontations but Bradford deserve full credit for battling throughout the second half a man short.
Neither keeper was seriously tested in the first half, Ollie Shenton coming closest for Chorley with a rasping 25-yard drive which flew over. For the visi...

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