Northern Premier League

ACE BRIGGS STRETCHES MARINERS’ ADVANTAGE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 February 2023

SOUTH SHIELDS 2 LANCASTER C 0
By Kyle Ritchie

LEAGUE leaders South Shields extended their advantage at the top of the table to five points with games in hand after a routine victory against a resilient Lancaster City.
The teams headed in at the interval goalless, but second half strikes from Darius Osei and Rob Briggs broke the Dolly Blues’ resistance and inflicted a first defeat in six.
After an even start, Shields had the first chance on 17 minutes as Dylan Mottley-Henry met Martin Smith’s cross, but he sent his header over the bar.
The Mariners went close again whe...

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