A brave and battling performance from Ashton United rescued a point in the North East which had looked unlikely when they trailed by two goals to the new league leaders South Shields with less than 10 minutes left.
South Shields
Cole Lonsdale’s stunning free kick helps Ashton United hold promotion favourites South Shields
A cracking free kick just past the half hour from Cole Lonsdale was enough to hold promotion favourites South Shields to a draw at Hurst Cross in front of a crowd of 334.
League leaders South Shields lose to lowly Ashton United with debutant Ekow Coker scoring late winner
Ekow Coker had a debut to remember for Ashton United as the central defender scored a late goal to defeat table-topping South Shields.
Stalybridge Celtic no match for South Shields who showed why they are Northern Premier League title favourites
South Shields showed precisely why they are promotion favourites in Northern Premier League, premier division following their impressive victory at Stalybridge Celtic.