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BIDEFORD 0 SWINDON S’MNE 0

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 November 2025

DIV 1 SOUTH
By Ian Knight

■ BIDEFORD were quick off the block in this fixture and Swindon keeper Luke Purnell was called into action after just five minutes to save a shot from Alex Moyes, but the visitors were not to be outdone and just two minutes later salhin Abubakar put a shot wide of the Bideford goal.
The pressure kept coming from Bideford. Moyes had an other shot saved, Jack Winsor had a drive deflected wide, Harvey Field brought another save out of Purnell and Moyes saw yet another shot go wide.
In the dying minutes of the -half, Jonathon Efed headed wide of the Bidef...

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