Northern Premier League

RAMSBOTTOM UTD 1 RUNCORN LINNETS 3

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 January 2022

DIV 1 WEST
By Nigel Jepson

■ TWO late goals in the last four minutes clinched victory for the Linnets in a match which, on the balance of play and shots on goal, they should have had sewn up much earlier.
Ryan Brooke had put the visitors ahead after eight minutes but Rammy fought back, equalising ten minutes later through Murphy.
With Runcorn then piling on the pressure, the home team’s goal led a charmed life with a combination of good saves from Stewart and the woodwork coming to their rescue.
In the end, though, the Linnets’ perseverance paid off with ...

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