Northern Premier League

JOSH STRIKES IT LUCKY TO KEEP SHIELDS RUN GOING

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 December 2018

By Rory Drake
SOUTH SHIELDS 3
STALYBRIDGE CELTIC 2
SOUTH Shields twice came from behind and then scored a stoppage time winner against mid-table Stalybridge to maintain the league’s only 100 per cent home record.
That was tough on Stalybridge, who started the game the brighter of the two sides, with the first half hour being played mainly in the Shields half.
Celtic went ahead 18 minutes in, Scott Bakkor got to the byline and played a ball across goal, which saw Neil Kengni tap home at the far post.
Shields levelled just past the half hour, a quick free-kick from Rob Briggs caught Cel...

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