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BOATMEN TRIUMPH

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 January 2026

SHOLING 2 YATE TOWN 0
By James Mclean

IN A game overshadowed by a serious head injury suffered by Yate’s Oli Jenkins, long-range efforts from Jake McCarthy and Blaise Riley-Snow saw Sholing past Yate Town.
Just 15 minutes in, the mood became sombre as Jenkins was knocked unconscious after colliding with the turf. It forced an ambulance and a break in play that wouldn’t see the game restart until 4.10pm.
Ten minutes into the restart, McCarthy, from distance, flicked and volleyed his side into the lead.
Vinnie Tume looked to have given Tommy-Lee Higgs an open goal to gr...

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