National League North

Granite-like Bucks thwart Iron again

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 December 2023

BUXTON 0 SCUNTHORPE UNITED 0
By Tony Tomlinson

BUXTON again proved to be a bogey team for Scunthorpe by holding the league leaders to a draw that lacked goals but neither interest nor effort.
The hosts had two chances to score in the opening quarter of hour, the first as early as the fourth minute when debutant loanee midfielder Max Brogan figured in a four man passing move that saw Dylan Mottley-Henry all but squeeze the ball home at the far post.
Max Hunt latched on to a loose ball but, lacking composure, blasted high and wide.
In the second quarter, the Iron began to take con...

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