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Blyth Spartans v Hereford FC minute by minute updates

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  • HIGHLIGHTS
  • Blyth Spartans 0 Hereford 1
  • 7) McLean capitalises on a defensive error and nips in taking the ball rounding the goalkeeper before putting it into an empty net.
  • Blyth Spartans 0 Hereford 2
  • 16) Pinchard sprays the ball from one side to Revan on the other. He crosses onto Owen-Evans' foot who flicked the ball home.
  • Blyth Spartans 0 Hereford 3
  • 30) Tom Owen-Evans sees his effort from the edge of the box take a deflection which lopped it over the goalkeeper
  • Blyth Spartans 1 Hereford 3
  • 45) McNall has the jump on Pearce heading the ball on and then fires across goal and into the far corner
  • Blyth Spartans 1 Hereford 4
  • 50) The Blyth goalkeeper kicked straight to Pinchard who takes a touch and then picks his spot
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  • ROLLING MATCH REPORT
  • Looking for a win to boost their play-off credentials Hereford started well and Tom Owen-Evans found Ryan McLean who from a narrow angle saw his effort saved.
  • Hereford were ahead on seven minutes when McLean capitalised on a defensive error as Michael Liddle saw his back-pass intercepted and the Bulls forward rounded the goalkeeper to put the ball into an empty net.
  • Blyth could have been level three minutes later as Lewis McNall beat the off-side trap before seeing his effort denied by emergency loanee Ollie Battersby.
  • Hereford doubled their lead on 16 minutes when Harry Pinchard sent an inch-perfect ball to Seb Revan on the other wing. He crossed onto the boot of Tom Owen-Evans who flicked the ball home.
  • McLean had the chance to net a third goal on 19 minutes when Mo Touray beat his marker before finding the run of the forward whose effort was saved.
  • Luke Haines was next to try his luck at goal but saw his well-hit volley fly over the crossbar.
  • The third goal came on 30 minutes with Owen-Evans seeing his shot from outside the box take a deflection which looped the ball over the goalkeeper.
  • Three minutes before the break Hereford should have had a fourth when Owen-Evans challenged the goalkeeper to a through ball.
  • The deflection fell to Keenan Patten who saw his weak effort blocked.
  • However, it was Blyth who responded with Lewis McNall beating defender Krystian Pearce to a header before firing across goal and into the bottom corner.
  • After the break Blyth looked for a route back into the match and JJ O'Donnell who worked his way into the box before forcing a save from a tight angle.
  • However, it was Hereford who restored their three-goal advantage when goalkeeper Alex Mitchell kicked straight to Harry Pinchard who took a touch before curling his effort home.
  • Blyth almost had a second goal in controversial circumstances on 73 minutes as Haines looked to have been fouled allowing McNall in on goal, but the striker fired into the side-netting.
  • Battersby was forced into action again on nine minutes after McNall ghosted into the box before seeing his effort stopped by the goalkeeper's feet.
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  • TEAM NEWS
  • Hereford: Battersby, Hodgkiss, Haines, Pearce, McLean, Patten (Lloyd 70), Touray (Wright 80), Owen-Evans, Pollock, Revan, Pinchard (Klukowski 61)
  • Subs: Egan, Gillela
  • Four changes for Hereford from their draw at Kettering on Tuesday night
  • Battersby in for Hall
  • Hodgkiss in for Egan
  • Touray in for Faal
  • Pinchard in for Storey
  • Also three changes on the bench with new signing Wright and Lloyd coming in along with Gilella.
  • Blyth Spartans: Mitchell, Evans, Liddle, Hickey, O'Donnell, McNall, Deverdics, Lees, Thomson, Almond, Cappello
  • Subs: Buddle, Maguire, Dale, Bryne, Barlow
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  • League table
  • Hereford 9th - away record W4, D5, L7
  • Blyth Spartans - home record W6, D2, L9
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  • Other scores
  • Bluefin Sports Challenge Cup
  • Hereford Pegasus 4 (OG, Carlos Moreira, Saul Thomas, Connor Davies-Austin) Hereford Lads Club 3 (Will Loughman x2, Kallum Wildig)
  • Malvern Town 3 Westfields 1
  • RUGBY
  • RFU LEAGUE
  • National 2 North
  • Luctonians 43 Blaydon 0
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  • PRE-MATCH
  • HEREFORD make the long trip to Blyth Spartans this afternoon for their National League North game against a bottom side.
  • Bulls' boss Josh Gowling says 'it's all to play for' heading into the last nine games of the season.
  • The Bulls sit just three points outside the play-offs ahead of tomorrow's trip to 19th place Blyth Spartans.
  • Six of Hereford's last nine games are against bottom half sides.
  • The Bulls have signed goalkeeper Ollie Battersby on loan from Grimsby Town after a Covid-19 outbreak amongst their goalkeepers.
  • First team goalkeeper Brandon Hall and Wolves loanee Andreas Sondergaard have both tested positive for Covid-19.
  • Battersby has been granted ‘special dispensation’ to sign for one match.
  • This week Hereford have signed striker Andre Wright.
  • The 25-year-old has signed on non-contract terms and has been challenged to impress manager Josh Gowling.
  • Wright started his career at West Brom Academy and had a loan spells at Kidderminster Harriers, Torquay and Coventry.
  • Wright joined Kidderminster Harriers in 2017 and has more recently been out of the first team plans at AFC Telford United.

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