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FC United of Manchester 0-1 South Shields: Heroic Hooper is Mariners late saviour

South Shields took the NPL Premier Division title race into the final week with a vital three points at Broadhurst Park.
FC United

By Ben Hughes

FC UNITED 0

SOUTH SHIELDS 1
Hooper 89

CLINICAL: Sub JJ Hooper wheels away after netting South Shields’ last-gasp winner
PICTURE: Eddie Garvey/ Shutterpress

TWO-ON-ONE: South Shields’ Will McGowan tussles with FC United’s Curtis Jones and Michael Potts

SOUTH Shields took the NPL Premier Division title race into the final week with a vital three points at Broadhurst Park.
The defining moment of the match came with a minute to go when, following a run from Cedric Main into the box, the ball broke to substitute JJ Hooper, who was on hand to snatch the win for the visitors.
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