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IVES STILL ON COURSE FOR THEIR BEST FINISH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 April 2019

By Nigel Howlett
ST IVES TOWN 1
REDDITCH UNITED 0
ST IVES first home win since mid-January keeps them on target for a best-ever finish. The win came courtesy of a 54th-minute individual goal from Andrew Osei-Bonsu. His strike from 20 yards took a deflection off Josh Hawker to deceive keeper Reece Francis but the turn inside and shimmy to go past James Brown earned him the luck.
The winner came in a second half ruled by Ives – Morgan Penfold was unlucky to have a poacher’s goal ruled out after he had reacted first when Francis had spilled an Osei-Bonsu strike in 59th minute.
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