National League South

INVICTA UNBEATEN THANKS TO PIGOTT

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 August 2026

By Richard Murrill

CHELMSFORD CITY 1
FOLKESTONE INVICTA 1
BOTH sides maintained their unbeaten starts to the season with another draw as a Joe Pigott penalty early in the second half cancelled out Leo Sery’s first-half stoppage time opener for Chelmsford City.
Pigott calmly sent Alfie Marriott the wrong way to convert his 49th minute penalty after a Ben Mason cross had hit Nathan Ralph on the arm.
Ralph had taken the armband after the visitors’ skipper Cav Miley limped off. But Chelmsford then went ahead before half-time when a Ricky Holmes free-kick came off defende...

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