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A dominant South Shields returned to winning ways at Shildon on Saturday.
All four of the Mariners’ goals in the pre-season friendly were scored by Academy graduate, with Joao Gomes netting twice in the first half before Sam Hodgson and James McGeorge added their names to the scoresheet.
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