Match Report
Ashton United, 14th on 53 points, faced a 32-point deficit to South Shields (1st, 85). South Shields had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: South Shields 1.69 scored and 0.93 conceded per game, Ashton United 1.38 and 1.52, with the league averaging 1.34.
From the last five rounds, South Shields held 12 points of 15 and Ashton United 4.
The match was played at Mariners Park in South Shields (capacity 2,500). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.