Non-League Paper

Leaders shocked by Ambers

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 February 2025

CHESHUNT 3 DARTFORD 0
By Howard Kenyon

DARTFORD had gone 21 league matches without defeat and were looking to break records but a masterclass in absorbing pressure and taking chances saw Cheshunt spring a surprise.
The visitors began on the front foot but central defenders Raul Da Silva and Dequane Wilson Braithwaite kept them at bay. When they couldn’t, goalkeeper Preston Edwards made two point-blank saves to deny the Darts.
The Ambers remained patient throughout the first half, cleared their lines well and looked to set-pieces. Their reward came at the end of the half when a...

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