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Go Shores! Zac Fellows running the ball up the sideline. Photo credit Michelle Begg.
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Just one game away from playing in the 2016 grand final, the Shores United Men’s 4th Division soccer team are peaking at the right time of the season.

After a gutsy 1–0 win against Richmond Rovers in Lismore on Saturday the New Brighton-based team takes on Ballina in this week’s semi final.

The team finished the regular season fifth on the ladder and have put in an amazing effort to not lose a game since the beginning of July, team supporter Michelle Begg said.

This is the first season they have played together as a team.

The Shores play Ballina in the semi final on Friday  at 6.30pm at Saunders Oval Ballina.

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