Northern Premier League

JAY LEAVES IT LATE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 February 2026

By Finley Deeley-Brewer

RUSHALL OLYMP’ 2
FC UNITED 3
FCUNITED pinched all three points thanks to Jay Fitzmartin’s goal deep in stoppage time after Rushall had hit back.
He managed to get in behind with just seconds left on the clock to grab the victory for the visitors.
Despite a fairly even opening half hour, two set-piece goals in the space of five minutes from Adam Le Fondre saw the Reds in front.
After shaking off his man, Le Fondre’s header seemed to take a small deflection on its way into the back of the net to break the deadlock.
The striker’s e...

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