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AFC CROYDON ATH 3 BURGESS HILL TN 0

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
6 April 2025

DIV 1 S.EAST
By Paul Smith

■PROMOTION-CHASING Burgess Hill were put to the sword by mid-table Croydon at the Mayfield Stadium.
Ibby Akanbi guided the ball into the corner after 13 minutes and used his strength before shooting past goalkeeper Slav Huk just four minutes later to make it two.
It could have been more with Akanbi going close to a first-half treble.
The second half saw Burgess Hill try to get back into the game but the Croydon defence were solid, while posing an attacking threat.
Huk pulled off three outstanding one-on-one saves to keep the score at bay but he co...

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