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FC United of Manchester 1-3 Stafford Rangers: Thomas Tonks in superb free-kick

A TREMENDOUS Thomas Tonks free-kick saw tenman Stafford Rangers complete a gutsy second-half display, and seal an excellent win at Broadhurst Park on Saturday.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 September 2021

By Ben Hughes

FC UNITED 1
STAFFORD R 3
A TREMENDOUS Thomas Tonks free-kick saw tenman Stafford Rangers complete a gutsy second-half display, and seal an excellent win at Broadhurst Park on Saturday.
The visitors opened the scoring on 11 minutes, when Stafford strung the passes together to create an opening for winger Joseph Kenton, who slammed his effort in off the bar from 16 yards out. Into the second half, and FC United produced their best piece of football, when Regan Linney found Jamie Cooke, whose effort was saved well by Luke Pilling.
Momentum though looked to have turned in favour o...

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