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Dorset derby ends all square

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 December 2024

WIMBORNE TOWN 1 DORCESTER TN 1
By Graham Dunn

THIS Dorset derby didn’t disappoint, although Dorchester will be the happier with their point as they ended the game with nine men.
Wimborne took an early lead when Will Fletcher rose highest to head home Matt Neale’s sixth-minute corner.
When Matty Burrows was taken down as he sprinted into the box, Wimborne’s centre-forward was denied a second from the penalty spot by a flying save from Gerard Benfield.
The visitors main threat came from set-pieces. Six times Corby Moore delivered corners into the packed goal area...

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