Non-League Paper

Slow start sees Town taken apart

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 April 2019

MELKSHAM 1 WINCHESTER 4

By Sam Roberts
A POOR 16-minute spell at the start was the difference between the two teams at a sun-drenched infiLED Arena.
Melksham will be left to kick themselves after a belowpar start that ultimately cost them the game.
In front of a bumper 470 crowd Winchester took the lead after 45 seconds through a Jacob Hutchings own goal.
Further goals from Ollie Bailey and Simba Mlombo more or less sealed the game for Winchester early in proceedings.
But to Melksham’s credit they pulled a goal back through Michael King and almost scored again after a great run from C...

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