BOOTLE 1 WIDNES 1
By Callum Chadwick
BOOTLE WON 4-3 ON PENS
BOOTLE advanced to the first round proper of the FA Trophy with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out triumph over Widnes.
The scores were level at 1-1 after 90 minutes following an enthralling encounter at the Berry Street Garage Stadium.
Widnes broke the deadlock after 57 minutes when James Steele raced clear to latch on to a Callum Leigh through ball before rounding Ryan Jones to score.
Bootle then threw the kitchen sink at the visitors.
First Matty Hamilton hit the bar, then James Mc-Culloch twice cleared goalbound efforts off the line for t...
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