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Point ensures Magpies survive

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 April 2017

STRATFORD TN 1 DORCHESTER TN 1
By Bryan Hale
DORCHESTER TOWN got the point they needed to preserve their Premier Division status for another season, with all the action taking place in the closing minutes.
Urged on by their travelling support, the Magpies were close to taking the lead in only the eighth minute when David Jerrard surged into the penalty area before being halted by a perfectly timed tackle from Stratford skipper James Fry, with Neil Martin blazing the loose ball wildly over.
Shortly after that, Dorchester had keeper Shane Murphy to thank for them not going behind as he plunge...

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