By Andy Simpson
WITTON ALBION 0
SOUTH SHIELDS 1
SOUTH Shields closed a gap to the teams above them after Lee Mason’s first-half goal delivered victory at Witton Albion.
The Mariners extend an unbeaten run in the Premier Division to 11 matches and, perhaps more significantly, seem sturdier on their travels than they did earlier in the campaign.
They dominated the opening exchanges, and cursed their luck when goalkeeper Greg Hall smothered the ball after a frantic goalmouth scramble sparked by Gary Brown’s glancing header.
Josh Wardle then perfectly timed a block to thwart Mason a...