NPL NORTH/WEST
By Dan Whalen
A FIRST-HALF Charlie Russell penalty was enough to secure all three points for Colne.
After a lot of pressure, the visitors eventually opened the scoring as Ursene Mouanda brought down Mamadou Djabi in the box after 19 minutes, Russell squeezing his spot-kick under the arms of Dunston keeper Liam Connell.
Scott Heslop had the best chances of the game to put Dunston level and the hosts were controversially denied a penalty when Liam Thear appeared to be pulled down in the penalty area. Harry Winstanley was booked as a result, only for the referee to award a free-...