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Poppies relieved to snatch a point

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 September 2023

LONG EATON UNITED 2 KETTERING TOWN 2
By Paul Holland

A KELVIN LANGMEAD late equaliser saved the blushes of Poppies fans at bottom of the league Long Eaton United.
Kettering Town went from cruising to capitulation at the mid-way part of the second half with the hosts fully deserving the win until the 92nd minute goal that denied them a second victory of the season.
Tyrone Lewthwaite opened the scoring after just 11 minutes when stalwart Langmead initially received a corner at the back post and nodded back across goal giving Lewthwaite the easiest of finishes.
But the hosts refused ...

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