FA Trophy

Justin time to finally see off the Gulls

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 December 2018

By Craig Draycott

BOREHAM WOOD needed extra-time to see off National League South leaders Torquay United.
Second half supersub Justin Shaibu’s hat-trick was the difference as Torquay finished with nine men.
The game came to life the 38th minute, when Ruairi Keating was given his marching orders, following a nasty sliding challenge on Wood skipper Mark Ricketts.
But the Gulls led on 47 minutes when substitute Saikou Janneh met a low cross at the back post and fired it past Wood stopper Ryan Huddart.
The Wood levelled on 65 minutes, thanks to a defensive error. Shaibu snapped up the ...

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