Northern Premier League

Bamber Bridge 2-4 Matlock Town: Debutant Cookes up a treat

A BRACE from debutant Jamie Cooke kept Matlock Town two points behind league leaders South Shields as they defeated Bamber Bridge at the Sir Tom Finney Stadium.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 September 2021

By Ryan Smart

BAMBER BRIDGE 2
MATLOCK TOWN 4
A BRACE from debutant Jamie Cooke kept Matlock Town two points behind league leaders South Shields as they defeated Bamber Bridge at the Sir Tom Finney Stadium.
Matlock took the lead on 11 minutes, Cooke racing in behind the defence before striking a superb outside-of-the-boot effort beyond Brig keeper Mateusz Hewelt.
Brig then had a series of chances to equalise, with Rob Apter and Harvey Gregson both coming close.
They were then awarded a penalty on 24 minutes when Gregson was brought down inside the area. Ewan Bange stepped up and coolly conve...

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