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KIRBY INJURY SEES GAME ABANDONED

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 March 2017

By Nick Simon
CHALFONT ST P A KEMPSTON R A
CHALFONT St Peter held a 2-1 advantage before the game was abandoned following a serious injury to Adam Kirby.
An entertaining match saw both sides create chances, with Kirby opening the scoring for the hosts with a textbook header.
Ash Fuller soon equalised for Kempston Rovers, however, scoring from the penalty spot, before the rest of the half ensued with end-to-end action.
The second half saw Chalfont dominate and they regained the lead on 58 minutes through Toby Mendy.
But when Kirby was injured deep into stoppage time, the referee took the dec...

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