Ashington AFC 3 Blyth Spartans 1 (Match Report)
Blyth Spartans travelled to Northern League side Ashington AFC in their opening friendly of the 2012/13 season and were beaten 3-1 by the Colliers. The home side had already won two warm up matches and during the game it was obvious that they were closer to match sharpness than the Spartans players in a fixture that saw Tommy Cassidy take the opportunity to view several trialists as his side prepare…