By John Chapman

BLYTH SPARTANS 0
STOCKTON TN 2
ing ten minutes – first sharply pouncing on an error but shooting wide, before heading Lewis King’s delivery against the crossbar.
Home goalkeeper Michael Hogan then came to the fore either side of the 20-minute mark, with both Adam Nicholson’s close-range header and another Fowler effort well saved.
Joao Gomes shot into the gloves of Nathan Harker for David Stockdale’s hosts but Thompson notched the 24th-minute opener via a superb long-range, left-footed strike into the bottom corner.
On the stroke of hal...