National League North

IT’S A THRILLER! CAN WE DO IT ALL AGAIN?

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 March 2018

By Matt Badcock

SPOT ON! Fejiri Okenabirhie slots home from the penalty spot and celebrates his hat-trick, left, with Grant Smith and Mitch Pinnock.

IF any reason is ever needed to make a cross-border showdown a regular thing then a five-goal thriller should just about seal the deal.
Fejiri Okenabirhie was the star for England as he hit a dazzling hat-trick that ultimately led Non-League’s young Three Lions to glory despite Wales’ refusal to go quietly into the Barry night.
Twice the hosts, made up of openage Welsh Premier League players and playing their first internation...

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