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Eastleigh 2-1 Altrincham: Spitfires land late blow on Alty

Scott Quigley scored Eastleigh’s first goal and laid on Paul McCallum’s late second half winner as Eastleigh shattered Altrincham’s proud ten-match unbeaten National League run which stretched back to early September.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 November 2023

By Michael Vimpany

EASTLEIGH 2
Quigley 12, McCallum 85

ALTRINCHAM 1
Conn-Clarke 66 (pen)

SPIT-FIRED! Scott Quigley celebrates his opener for Eastleigh with Paul McCallum
Picture: Graham Scambler

SCOTT Quigley scored Eastleigh’s first goal and laid on Paul McCallum’s late second half winner as Eastleigh shattered Altrincham’s proud ten-match unbeaten National League run which stretched back to early September.
McCallum’s winning goal came five minutes from the end of normal time and was against the run of play – Altrincham pulling the strings before and after Chris Conn-Clarke’s 64th mi...

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