By Chris Wright
Last night's Johnstones Paint Trophy tie between Accrington Stanley and Tranmere had to be
abandoned in the 39th minute when Accrington defender Tom Bender was knocked unconscious after
being accidentally twatted in the face by his own goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin as he tried to punch the
ball clear of Tranmere striker Lucas Akins, who inadvertently nudged Bender into the path of
Dunbavin's flying fist.
A scarier kind of Cup knockout The Johnstone's Paint Trophy match between Accrington Stanley and
Tranmere Rovers was called off last night when Stanley defender Tom Bender suffered a head injury.
The 18-year-old was knocked unconscious in a collision with his goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin and
Tranmere striker Lucas Akins.
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Accrington defender Tom Bender recovering well, says dad Lee
"He's in good spirits. He doesn't remember too much about it, but that's nothing unusual!" said
the Accrington Stanley defender's father
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A news article on 2011-10-05 14:55:29 from: The Mirror
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Yesterday in Plymouth, some people with lots of money demanded more money, some people with much
less money were told they were getting no more money, until the people with lots of money got more
money. This was morally indefensible. Doubtless, there will be people on hand to claim "it isn't as
simple as that.
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SWINDON TOWN 2 (Jervis '38, '58 Montano) Accrington Stanley: Ian Dunbavin; Winnard Dean, Sean
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