Oli Bainbridge rescued a point for South Shields with seconds to spare in their 2-2 draw against Marine on Saturday. The Mariners thought their opportunity to pile further pressure on Enterprise National League North title contenders AFC Fylde and Merthyr Town had escaped them, as James Potter fired Marine into the lead during stoppage time, but Bainbridge saved the day in the final moments. Sonny Finch - the Middlesbrough loanee - had given Shields the lead in the 26th minut

South Shields picked up a priceless three points in a 4-2 win away against promotion hopefuls AFC Fylde on Wednesday night. The Mariners dug deep to turn things around in the first-half after Jonathan Ustabasi’s early strike in the fifth minute appeared to put a dampener on the Bonfire Night action. Cedwyn Scott’s brace had flipped the game on its head before Luca Thomas netted an early equaliser just three minutes after the restart. It would take some more fighting spirit to