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Smash-and-grab raid as St Ives win

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 March 2019

SATURDAY MATCH CENTRE
By Craig Cooper
LEISTON 0
ST IVES TOWN 2
BOTH teams tried their best in awful conditions. But it was St Ives who prevailed.
Noel Aitkens had an early header saved as Leiston looked to use the wind, while Christy Finch had a free-kick that went just wide.
St Ives’ first real chance came from a lapse and the lively Ben Seymour-Shove fired past Marcus Garnham’s left-hand post.
Seb Dunbar’s ball in from the left fell at the back post to Kyle Hammond but Martin Conway in the away goal blocked well. Hammond had another chance just before half time but he li...

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