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Cockfosters 1-1 Punjab United: JJ strike keeps honours even

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
29 March 2026

By Matthew Nash

CRUZ CONTROL: Cockfosters celebrate JJ Cruz’s equaliser
PICTURE: Mike Capps

Punjab United boss Chipie Sian admitted he was furious Cockfosters’ equaliser stood as the home side battled back to keep this FA Vase semi-final in the balance ahead of Saturday’s second-leg decider.
JJ Cruz levelled for Fosters with six minutes remaining at Chalk Lane to cancel out Wayne Bushell’s early opener for the away side in a tense, attritional battle between these Step 5 play-off chasers.
Sian, who doubles as chairman, has the Gravesend outfit on the brink of Wembley this season and to...

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