Northern Premier League

Tigers claw way to second

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
3 March 2024

HYDE UNITED 3 ATHERTON COLL 2
By George Rothwell

HYDE United jumped up to second after coming from two goals down to beat relegation-threatened Atherton Collieries in a thriller.
Three goals in ten minutes either side of half-time sealed a great comeback victory.
Atherton took the lead on 22 minutes. Harry Ditchfield claimed he was fouled in the box by Enoch Lusiama, but the whistle didn’t sound and Lusiama poked his shot into the bottom corner.
Colls doubled their lead on 40 minutes. A throw-in was worked well and Lewis Thompson was found in the box. He calmly chopped b...

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