National League South

Coombes stoops to conquer for Beavers

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 November 2017

HAMPTON & RICHMOND B 1 POOLE TOWN 0
By Rob Overfield
HAMPTON extended their unbeaten run to 13 with a sixth straight win as they controlled the game from start to finish, only a lack of cutting edge in front of goal preventing a bigger margin. The Beavers had most of the possession in the first half but were not able to make it count as Poole were defending resiliently, meaning Nick Hutchings was seldom tested.
The first clear chance fell to the visitors on 38 minutes against the run of play as Jamie Whisken’s shot forced a fine save from Sam Howes. Hampton finally got a shot on t...

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