The striker sealed the points inside a 10-minute period, latching on to a Craig Dargo pass and firing home.

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With two minutes left of regulation time, Craig Dargo fired in a shot but Howard managed to parry before smothering the ball.

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Craig Dargo meandered across the edge of the box and set up Billy Mehmet for a drive, which shaved the outside of the left-hand post.

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