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FINALLY A RARE HOME FOR LOWLY WANTAGE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 April 2017

WANTAGE T 2 SLIMBRIDGE 0
By Chad Studd
WANTAGE TOWN picked up only their seventh league win of the season as goals from Jack Powell and Mark Francis gave them victory over Slimbridge. It was only the Alfredians’ third success on home soil this campaign, and they stay second bottom, with only Bridgwater Town below them.
Slimbridge had the better of a cagey opening period, but Powell’s goal four minutes before half-time gave the home side the advantage. And Wantage doubled their lead three minutes after the break through skipper Francis.
The home side stood firm and held on for th...

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