STALYBRIDGE C 3 SOUTH SHIELDS 3 By Keith Trudgeon

CELTIC were a coat of paint away from recording a famous victory over South Shields, only for the champions elect to snatch a point with two late goals in a Bower Fold thriller. The basement strugglers showed little respect to their lofty visitors, racing to a two-goal lead inside 17 minutes through a Harry Benn brace. The first was a neat finish from the edge of the area, his second after smart interplay between him and Domaine Rouse freed the winger to slide home past Miles Boney. Shields gave themselves a lifeline, after Dyla...