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Goals from Olly Martin and Joe Walton helped Hebburn Town to a first league win since October. 1-2

The Hornets were made to pay for missed chances on 41 minutes when, with Bridlington’s first chance of the game, Andy Norfolk’s free-kick from the left found Lewis Dennison in the box, who thumped a header into the top left-hand corner. The visitors restored parity shortly after the break, however, after a Walton cross from the right found Martin in the box, who looped a header over James Hitchcock into the back of the net.

Hebburn took the lead with 20 minutes to play, when Walton broke away on the right, going one-on-one with the keeper and firing into an empty net. The lead could have been extended moments later when Martin had an effort which was not fully cleared, with the ball falling to

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Liam Henderson in the box, but the forward failed to capitalise, sliding the ball wide. With just under 10 minutes to play, debutant Jake Hackett fizzed a dangerous ball across the face of goal, but no-one could get on the end of it.

Bridlington came close to an equaliser at the death with left-back Will Sutton firing an effort which Shaun Newbrook did well to turn over.

Sutton was then shown a straight red card for a late challenge trying to keep an attack alive before berating the referee.

The win was Hebburn's first league victory in six games, and first-ever victory at Queensgate.