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GATE SECURE POINTS AFTER SHOCK START

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 January 2026

DIV 1 S.EAST
HASSOCKS 1 MARGATE 3
By Georgina Spelvin

MARGATE recovered from the shock of conceding an early goal to ease to victory at relegation strugglers Hassocks.
In the third minute, Zack Henry curled in a corner and, after a scramble, Scott Faber got the final touch for his first Robins goal.
A defensive lapse from Hassocks, however, allowed Margate player-manager Ben Greenhalgh an unchallenged run at goal and he beat James Shaw to equalise.
In the 34th minute, Kane Haysman found space for a free header to give Gate the lead and then only five minutes later, Tushaun Walters...

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