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ROBINS SOAR IN BEACON THRILLER

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 March 2026

By Ben Priest

DIV 1 S.EAST HASSOCKS 4 VCD ATHLETIC 3
HASSOCKS moved out of the bottom four after a remarkable comeback win at home to VCD Athletic.
It was the visitors who got off to a flyer at The Beacon with two goals in as many minutes. Harry Lawrence teed up Liam Friend, who made no mistake before Alfie Evans played in Tade Ibrahim, who beat James Shaw.
Hassocks kept plugging away and pulled one back via Liam Benson, but Evans made it 3-1 at the break.
However, the second half was a different story with three goals in ten minutes turning the game on its head.
Lewis Finney reduced ...

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