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  • HIGHLIGHTS
  • Blyth Spartans 0 Hereford 1
  • 24) Hodgkiss passes through to Liburd who squares for Symons to tap home.
  • ROLLING MATCH REPORT
  • The opening chance came after nine minutes when Simeon Maye's cross found skipper Josh Gowling who headed his effort off the bar.
  • Maye's set pieces were causing the hosts problems and his free-kick found Mike Symons who headed over.
  • Raheem Hanley's long throw then dropped to Tom Owen-Evans whose effort was saved well by Nathan Hawker.
  • The opener came in the 24th minute when Jared Hodgkiss released Rowan Liburd who squared for Mike Symons to tap home.
  • At the opposite end tricky Adam Wrightson beat his marker before seeing his effort cleared off the goal-line.
  • Craig Spooner should have leveled but sent his free header wide from a Damen Mullen cross.
  • Hereford looked for a second goal after the break and Bradley Ash saw an effort deflected wide before Liburd saw his vicious effort across goal saved.
  • With his first touch of the game after being brought on Jordan Nicholson almost doubled the Bulls lead after Ash squared to him but Nathan Harker matched his effort.
  • Ash himself was next to test the Blyth goal with a volley on the turn which had the goalkeeper beaten but flew just over.
  • Harker then pulled off a double save to deny the Bulls twice, his final stop while lying on the floor.
  • STATS
  • Attendance: 736 maybe 75-100 from Hereford
  • Hereford: Hall, Hodgkiss, Hanley, Maye, Cullinane-Liburd, Gowling (c), Owen-Evans (Pope 90+1), Jagger Cane, Symons (Styche 74), Liburd (Nicholson 74), Ash
  • Subs: Bray, O'Sullivan,
  • Kieran Thomas is out of the starting 11 due to a knock and is replaced by Raheem Hanley
  • Reece Styche is fit enough for the bench and replaces substitute goalkeeperJames Carey.
  • Blyth Spartans: Harker, Evans, Scott, Devitt, Robson, Mason, Wrightson, Mullen, Fenwick (c), Orrell, Spooner
  • Subs: Mouanda, Horner, Butler, Callaghan, Hutchinson
  • SCORE UPDATES
  • Uhlsport Hellenic League
  • Bluefin Sports (UHL) Challenge Cup
  • First Round
  • Westfields 8 Swindon Robins 0
  • Clanfield 85 0 Hereford Lads Club 5
  • PRE-MATCH
  • HEREFORD have made the 278-mile each way journey to Blyth Spartans for today's match.
  • The Bulls will be looking to make it back-to-back victories after beating AFC Telford United 1-0 on Tuesday night.
  • Blyth have lost all of their first three matches, there most recent was a 3-0 home defeat against York City on Tuesday night.
  • Blyth fans said their side played well but York were very clinical.
  • Blyth's only goal of this campaign came in a 2-1 defeat by Gloucester City and was scored by Damon Mullen

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