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BRILLIANT BLUES HIT UNITED WITH SIX OF BEST

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 January 2023

LEISTON 6 BASFORD UTD 2
By Craig Cooper

LEISTON got their home campaign for 2023 off to a perfect start as they ran out comfortable winners against Basford United.
It was the away side who had the first chance, but Blues keeper Sam Donkin made a great save, tipping Gregory Smith’s header on to the top of the crossbar.
Joe Marsden tested Kieran Preston in the Basford goal from the halfway line in the Blues first effort on goal but Leiston did take the lead from Marsden’s free-kick on 11 minutes as Gregory Smith sliced the ball into his own net. Donkin saved from Joshua ...

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