Northern Premier League

BAKKOR IN BUSINESS AS CELTIC LEVEL AT THE DEATH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 December 2021

BASFORD UNITED 1 STALYBRIDGE C 1
By James Ridge

A LAST-DITCH Scott Bakkor header salvaged a point for Stalybridge Celtic to keep their play-off chase alive.
This Greenwich Avenue clash was somewhat of a non-starter in terms of clear-cut chances with only one shot, dragged well wide of Jordan Pierrepont’s post, in the opening 15 minutes.
The first genuine chance of the game came as Celtic’s Adam O’Reilly burst to the byline before fizzing a cross straight at Pierrepont who parried into Jake Burton’s path who failed to convert.
The second half, much like the f...

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