Ian Richardson

MATLOCK TOWN 0

SOUTH SHIELDS 1
Osei 62
DARIUS Osei’s header settled this titanic top-two clash and sent South Shields behind leaders Matlock on goal difference
The sides are tied on 36 points after Shields deservedly ended a run of one point out of nine and Matlock’s 100 per cent home league record.
And manager Graeme Fenton was naturally delighted.
He told The NLP: “We were very, very good in the first half and ought to have been a couple of goals in front. The second half was very tough, Matlock really tested us.”
The visitors were on the front foot from the get-go. Alex ...