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Lancaster City 1 Norris Atherton Collieries 0 Att 330

On a sweltering hot day City scored a 90th minute winner through ex Ipswich player David Norris to take probably three deserved points agaist the Colls. This was a half decent match in respects that only one half was decent the first, in fairness to both teams they had both played on Saturday when it was even hotter and City had had a journey to and from deeepest Nottingham to contend with.

The Colls keeper was the busier in the first half saving an effort from Bailey followed by a great save from a Bailey free kick from the resulting corner Armour mistimed his header and it cleared teh bar.
Colls were denied when a shot was dribbling towards the net, Colls palyer fro tap in denied by a great last ditch tackle, more efforts on the Colls goal keeper pulling off good saves. Armour on lan from PNE put over some great crosses nobody could finish them off.
Second half scrappy as anything although Colls looked a better side than they did in the first half, massive shout for a Colls penalty not given.although dominating with the ball City were creating the better chances a non to great piece of keeping City managed to miss from close range. Armour blasted over from about 12 yards. City shout for a penalty not given as the players wilted in the heat ball into the box the keeoer channelled his inner star spread Schmeichal, didn't work Norris headed home. Deserved as I say.