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Spoils shared in windy affair

By Matty Hurst

SOUTHPORT 2
OXFORD CITY 2
FOUR goals in 20 minutes saw the points shared at The Big Help Stadium.
A blustery first half lacked many efforts on goal as the wind seemed to carry every lofted ball over and out of play for a series of goal kicks and throw-ins.
The best chance of the half fell to the dangerous Sonny Hilton after being played through on the 43rd minute but the attackign midfielder struggled to bring the ball under control and the Oxford back line recovered.
Finally the breakthrough came in the 55th minute as a ball fired across the Southport box was poke...

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