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RESILIENT SWANS SECURE A DRAW

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
7 January 2018

By Keith Huxley
NORTH LEIGH 1 SLIMBRIDGE 1
JOE Wilton’s second-half strike earned Slimbridge a point.
A dull first half from two teams lacking in confidence was lit up by a moment of real quality on 20 minutes when a deep, looping left-wing cross from Michael Hopkins was met by a stunning 15-yard volley from Roger James beyond Slimbridge keeper Oliver Hall.
The Swans gradually grabbed the initiative after the break and started to put real pressure on the home defence in a bid to draw level.
And, on 71 minutes, a move down the middle carved open the Leigh defence, with Joe Wilton clipp...

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