Northern Premier League

Clive arrives just in the nick of time

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 October 2023

GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY 1 WARRINGTON RYLANDS 1
By Rob Hughes

CLIVE Smith popped up with a dramatic injury-time equaliser as second-placed Warrington Rylands thwarted Gainsborough Trinity, who rued a missed penalty.
Against the early run of play, Declan Howe opened the scoring for Gainsborough on nine minutes when he latched onto a weighted through ball from strike partner Dayle Southwell. Howe coolly lifted the ball over the advancing Luke Pilling.
The visitors continued to have the majority of the play in the first half, but rarely troubled keeper Luke Jackson.
Trinity had an opportu...

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