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SOUTHERN SOUTH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 August 2026

By Avril Lancaster

SHAFTESBURY 1
BISHOPS CLEEVE 2
■ TEN-MAN Bishops Cleeve came back to stun Shaftesbury with a second-half performance after the visitors had striker Jamal Lawerence sent off after a minute after an early clash.
The Rockies opened the scoring when Louis Sweeten got forward and the ball fell into the path of Dawid Regula to finish in the 25th minute.
Bishops Cleeve remained composed and levelled when Matt Liddiard got away for Matt Bower to head home before substitute Stephen Davis drilled a deflected shot past Ashby Hammond three minutes from time.
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