National League South

LAST-GASP BALL IS THE HERO FOR STOCKPORT

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 November 2017

BOSTON UTD 2 STOCKPORT COUNTY 2
By Rob Singleton
BOSTON were denied the chance of climbing from the relegation places by James Ball’s last-gasp leveller. The Stockport midfielder nodded home deep into stoppage time to salvage a point for the Hatters and restore parity for his side who had trailed 2-0. It was a cruel blow for the Pilgrims who had seemed home and dry courtesy of strikes by Gregg Smith and the industrious Jay Rollins.
But a Matty Warburton reply in advance of Ball’s late equaliser ensured shared spoils. Boston grabbed the lead when Smith headed in direct from one of S...

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