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BALA’S BRACE IS NOT ENOUGH

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
13 September 2026

By Leon Higgins

DIV 1 S.CENTRAL
ASHFORD TOWN 2
LITTLEHAMPTON T 2
ARIF Bala scored twice in an action-packed clash between Ashford Town and Littlehampton.
The hosts found themselves ahead after ten minutes when Bala cut inside the Littlehampton defence before unleashing a rocket into the top right corner.
He soon doubled the lead with another quality strike into the corner after 28 minutes. Littlehampton were then awarded a penalty, but Harry Heath couldn’t convert, putting the ball over the bar. Just before half time, Ashford went down to ten men after Reuben Collins was s...

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