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TWO-GOAL SUPER-SUB SANI SEES TUILIPS BLOOM

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

QUORN 3 SPALDING UNITED 4
By James Kendrick

JUMPING JACK: Spalding’s Jack Roberts celebrates after scoring in stoppage time to win the game 4-3
PICTURE: Simon Kimber

Beswick 20 (pen), Fenton 50, 69

Olopade 47, Sani 86, 90+5, Roberts 90+7
THREE goals in the last ten minutes saw Spalding United recover to claim a remarkable win at Quorn.
Despite being 1-0 down at half time and 3-1 down in the 85th minute, Abduramane Sani led the league leaders to a dramatic victory.
The result sees Spalding reach 60 points – six clear of their nearest challenger – while Qu...

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