Shildon AFC kept the pressure on league leaders Morpeth Town after a comfortable 3-0 home win against Seaham Red Star on Saturday 14th November.
The Railwaymen are five points behind Morpeth, having played the same number of games.
Shildon scored early when a Billy Greulich-Smith shot was parried out by keeper Shaun Newbrook for Anthony Bell to fire into the bottom corner.
Seaham’s Ryan Noble hit the outside of the post before Shildon extended their lead when a long range free kick from Jonny Davis evaded everyone in the box to find the far corner of the net.
Just after the half hour, Seaham centre back, Dan Kirkup was very fortunate to stay on the field after he viciously brought down Kyle Fryatt. Likewise, Shildon’s Paul Connor could easily have been red carded for retaliation. The ref only issued both players a yellow card.
Half Time: Shildon AFC 2 Seaham Red Star 0
Early in the second half Shildon were less threatening, allowing Seaham more possession; Paul Gardiner somehow shooting wide when put clean through.
Minutes later, a great shot from Ryan Noble produced a great save from Shildon’s keeper, Lewis Graham.
At the other end, star man Anthony Bell saw his effort well stopped by the Seaham keeper.
Shildon sealed the win on 79 minutes when Bell crossed from the left for Paul Connor to sidefoot home.
Final Score: Shildon AFC 3 Seaham Red Star 0.
After the match manager Gary Forrest said: “This was a comfortable win and we move on to the next game”.
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