National League North

Lethal Lewis leads way for the Reds

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 December 2023

RLFRETON TOWN 3 BLYTH SPARTANS 0
By Tom Finney

ALFRETON TOWN put in a dominant performance at home to beat Blyth Spartans, taking the Reds to within two points of the play-off places.
An early Adam Lund long throw caused chaos in the Blyth penalty area, with the ball falling kindly to Lewis Salmon to drill a powerful low effort past goalkeeper Daniel Langley from the edge of the box.
Alfreton almost went two to the good just moments later, with Salmon involved again, but Jake Day couldn’t convert after a wicked ball in from the Alfreton winger. Elliot Forbes then had an effor...

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