Scarborough Athletic to stream FA Cup clash against Ashton United online after being forced to hold game behind closed doors
An increase in coronavirus cases in the Borough of Scarborough has led to both Scarborough Athletic and Whitby Town being forced to hold their games behind closed doors.
A club statement said: "Recent spikes in local Covid-19 infections in North Yorkshire and in particular Scarborough, have led to communications between the club, North Yorkshire County Council Public Health and Scarborough Borough Council.
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Hide Ad"During these communications, Public Health informed us that they could not support this event.
"Therefore, in the interests of the health of both our supporters and the wider community of Scarborough, it was both right and necessary to make this decision.
"We wish to thank Ashton United for their understanding and support on this matter."
The live stream will be available 10 minutes before kick-off at 7.35 pm and has been priced at £5.00.
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Hide AdMore information on how you can purchase the stream in advance is available via http://www.scarboroughathletic.com/news/2020-09-20/fa-cup-clash-with-ashton-united-to-be-live-streamed?fbclid=IwAR3jqo8IqAXuxzgAg5JLLYDX7HMqpi5kSsdA6jeY_CfYoE7cO6NZ1VZFYuYThe club are also selling digital editions of their matchday programmes via https://store.scarboroughathletic.com/product/season_tickets/286/safc--fa-cup-online-programme.1095.html and will also be doing a Golden Gamble draw, tickets for that can be bought via https://store.scarboroughathletic.com/product/season_tickets/290/safc-golden-gamble--fa-cup.1098.html
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