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DIFFICULT WEEK GETS WORSE FOR LONG EATON

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 August 2023

LEAMINGTON 2 LONG EATON UTD 1
By Paul Edwards

LEAMINGTON edged this clash of two newcomers to the division, but were taken to the wire by a Long Eaton side who had seen their management team depart during the week, along with several members of their promotion-winning squad.
Led by outstanding skipper Ross Durrant, the visitors grew into the game and would have been disappointed not to take a point. Resilient defending, great goalkeeping and a lack of sharpness in the final third saw the contest on a knife edge until the final whistle.
Durrant saved from Henry Landers early on, but...

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