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POPPIES SETTLE FOR SECOND

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 April 2025

By Peter Short

KETTERING TOWN 2 BANBURY UNITED 2
KETTERING finished as runners-up in front of 1,868 supporters at Latimer Park.
Banbury certainly started the stronger and hit the woodwork as early as the seventh minute, Connor Ferguson’s header crashing off the bar.
The visitors took the lead on 16 minutes when Tai Fleming found the path of former Poppy Dan Jarvis, who stroked home from inside the area. Kettering replied six minutes later through Jamar Loza, who was able to lash home after receiving the ball from Wes York’s nod-on near the byline. With half-time appro...

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