Northern Premier League

SHAW LANE AQUA 3 HEDNESFORD TOWN 1

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
20 August 2017

By Dave Exley
SHAW LANE
Aquaforce took a vital three points in a game that delivered on entertainment, as both clubs were keen to pick up their first points of the campaign.
A strong cross wind tested the players from both teams but it was the hosts who opened the scoring after only three minutes with a near-perfect start.
A great build up led to Gav Rothery delivering a curling cross that was poked into his own goal in spectacular fashion by the Hednesford central defence.
This prompted the visitors to up their game and on 30 minutes it was the mercurial winger, Matt Dodd, who slid in betw...

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