GO-AHEAD GREENS

HEED MISS THEIR HOME COMFORTS

GATESHEAD 1 BOSTON UTD 3
By Jeff Bowron

HOLDERS Gateshead’s 11th-hour decision to switch their fourthround tie with Boston United from Tyneside to Teesside backfired as the Pilgrims progressed to the last 16 for the first time this century.
A frozen pitch at the International Stadium saw the Heed utilise Stockton Town’s artificial surface, a neutral venue 40 miles down the road that produced a reduced crowd of just 368.
While Will McGowan’s goal just past the hour cancelled out Tony Weston’s first half opener for the visitors, two goals in three minutes ...

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