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Last four deserve extra-time at least

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 March 2023

Last four

SPOT ON: Penalties were the theme of the last eight

WHILE I respect the post-Covid decision to do away with replays in the FA Trophy and FA Vase, I can’t help but feel that the semi-finals at least deserve a period of extra-time, if not a second leg, before the dreaded penalty shoot-out.
I remember watching Arlesey Town go 3-0 down in their first leg back in 1995, only to still go through to Wembley and beat Oxford City 2-1 in the final.
I have met a number of supporters and groundhoppers this year who agree with my sentiments.
SANDY REYNOLDS, Stevenage, Herts

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