Northumberland Gazette — Forget this week’s Champions League, the real football action was played out on a pitch a furlong long in a game packed with thrills, spills and no-holds-barred tackling. The traditional Shrovetide match between the parishes of St Michael’s and St Paul’s was held in the Pastures by Alnwick Castle on Tuesday, with St Michael’s taking the bragging rights again this year with a 1-0 victory.
The sole goal – or hale – was scored in the 61st minute by Shrovetide veteran and St Michael’s captain Lee Pattinson, the fifth year running he has scored in the match. The game attracted around 77 players, including American students from St Cloud State University, who are currently studying at Alnwick Castle, and more than 200 spectators.
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