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Sheppey United 1-4 Walsall: Batten hails his battlers

Sheppey United boss Ernie Batten was proud as punch despite his side’s FA Cup firstround exit at the hands of League Two Walsall.
Sheppey United

By David White

Bessey-Saldanha 21
SHEPPEY UNITED 1

WALSALL 4
James-Taylor 32, Knowles 53, Tierney 63, Hutchinson 87
SHEPPEY United boss Ernie Batten was proud as punch despite his side’s FA Cup firstround exit at the hands of League Two Walsall.
The Step 4 Isthmian South East side were the lowest-ranked club in the competition with Batten’s Ites competing in the first round for the first time in their history.
And hopes of a huge cup upset were high after James Bessey-Saldanha’s stunning first-half strike at a capacity-packed Holm Park.
Douglas James-Taylor levelled for Walsall in the f...

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