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ROVERS HIT BACK TO SEE OFF ABBOTS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

DIV 1 NORTH
STANWAY ROVERS 2 WALTHAM ABBEY 1
By Dan Payne

STANWAY Rovers moved to within one point of the play-off places after coming from behind to beat Waltham Abbey.
Waltham Abbey took the lead in the 19th minute with a 30-yard wonder strike from Amrit Bansal-McNulty.
Joe Debell equalised 15 minutes later after both teams played head tennis in the penalty box, before Debell floated a header into the corner of the net to get Rovers level.
Stanway completed the comeback in the 70th minute, after a brilliant flick from Nat Mardell played in Jamie Bennett, who stormed through the...

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