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AFC Liverpool v Barnoldswick Town, 30th January 2024

After deciding against buying some grub at the food hut, and making do with a galaxy chocolate bar, I made my way up to the Crossendar Road End. Firstly I had a little chat with Mike Richmond on the half way line, before joining up with the ultras behind the goal. Due to working till 7pm, I was not on the turnstile that evening and Chris Dace was surprised to see me sneak in with 10 minutes on the clock. As I turned round, "Alex" Tanaka Cherera was on hand to thump home a flowing move to give us the lead. As the rest of the first half developed, both teams had good spells. It was anybody's game. But around the 25 minute mark, a goalmouth scramble ensued in the Barlick area after a corner. They cleared it off the line, and we also hit the post. On the 45th minute we got into a good position down the right, and played a dangerous ball across the area, and then the ball got turned into his own net by the Barnoldswick number 4. We were 2-0 up going into half time, and looking...