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PENALTY DOUBLE SEALS IT FOR LEEK

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 April 2017

LEEK TOWN 3
STAMFORD 1
By Mike Cope
LEEKcontinued their push for honours with this fine victory.
Sam Grimshaw opened the scoring with a welltaken strike that gave visiting keeper Sam Donkin no chance.
The Blues then had to defend well as Stamford responded before extending their lead on 22 minutes when leading scorer Tim Grice blasted home from the penalty spot.
Stamford pulled a goal back 13 minutes into the second half when Grant Ryan found the net from close-range.
However, Leek continued to push forward and Grice netted his second penalty of the game, after Rob Stevenson had been brough...

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