Cambridge 1 AFC Telford 0 – report

Wednesday 17th August 2011, 10:27AM BST.

Jon Adams of AFC Telford United goes close to scoring but his shot is saved by Cambridge Utd goalkeeper Danny Naisbitt

It was supposed to be the start of a brave new dawn for AFC Telford United but there was something very familiar about their frustrating start to life in the Blue Square Bet Premier.

The promotion-winning heroes of last season might even have challenged Alfreton for the title and avoided the play-offs altogether if only they had been a little more clinical in front of goal.

And those old concerns were in evidence again as they missed a hatful of chances that could, and should, have seen the Bucks open the new campaign with a morale-boosting win.

There must have been fears that it was not to be Telford’s night when they were forced to change their starting line-up just minutes before kick-off.

Read the full report in tonight’s Shropshire Star

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