A NAILBITING FINALE AS THE GROUPS GO DISTANCE…

PAPA JOHNS TROPHY MIDWEEK ROUND-UPBy John Lyons

FINAL FLOURISH: Lewis Simper celebrates his winner for Cambridge against Ipswich, but the U’s still bowed out PICTURE: Alamy THERE were thrills and spills galore as the Papa Johns Trophy group stages reached boiling point in midweek. In a dramatic finish to Northern Group D, Salford and Accrington Stanley secured the top two berths. Salford ended up winning the group thanks to a penalty shoot-out success after their tie against Rochdale finished 2-2. Ian Henderson’s first-half opener for Dale was cancelled out by Ellio...

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