Hanover suffer setback in race for second spot
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The home side entered the match in pursuit of runners-up spot within Intermediate A and gained control thanks to a superb Chris Elliott free-kick.
City took advantage of a lacklustre Hanover display to turn the tables despite having the goalkeeper sent off.
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Hide Ad“It was a disappointing performance,” said Hanover manager Steven Hyndes. “Now second is going to be tough.”
HANOVER: Matthew Shortt, Shane McKinney, Jamie Rooney, Neil Cochrane, Chris Elliott, Chris Kerr, Matthew Brown, Steven Douglas, Justin Bradley, Regan McIlveen, James Sergeant. Subs: Jason Woods, Simon Foster, William Kerr.