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ATKINSON STRIKES TO DENT SWANS’ PLAY-OFF BID

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 February 2024

WALTON & H’SHAM 1BASINGSTOKE TN 2
By Nathan Edwards

MICHAEL ATKINSON’S second-half strike edged Basingstoke Town past Walton & Hersham to dent their play-off hopes.
Liam Ferdinand pounced on a mistake to put Basingstoke ahead, but halfway through the first period Trae Cook levelled proceedings.
Basingstoke, who sit 13th, managed to nick the victory through Atkinson and leave Walton & Hersham seven points off the play-offs.
The Swans were the first to muster a chance, three minutes in as Stan Flaherty headed Nana Owusu’s cross over the bar. It was an...

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