Congleton Town start new campaign with dramatic victory

By Tom Avery 8th Oct 2020

Local Sport by Tom Avery 8th Oct 2020

Congleton Town kicked off the new North West Counties Football League campaign with a dramatic 3-2 victory against Squires Gate.

The Bears were 2-1 down entering the closing stages, but late goals from Dan Cope and Jonathon Beaumont sealed a memorable comeback.

The visitors opened the scoring with a penalty in the 14th minute before Aaron Bott equalised with a spot-kick of his own.

Squires Gate regained the lead just after the 70 minute mark, but playing in front of their own fans, the Bears staged a late fightback and stunned the visitors.

Bears' scheduled game at Ashton Athletic tomorrow (Tuesday) is off due to Covid issues with the home team.

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