FA Vase

O’BRIEN IS ON THE MARK

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 February 2018

WOLVES SC 3
LEIGHTON TOWN 4
By Nick Pullen

HATCHING A PLAN: Leighton Town’s James Hatch heads the eventual winners 2-1 ahead
PICTURE: Gary Griffiths

ALEX O’BRIEN bagged a controversial second-half penalty to book Leighton Town’s place in the FA Vase quarter finals following a titanic tussle with West Midland League side Wolves Sporting Community.
In what proved a seven-goal thriller, Wolves Sporting had an early Tom Hill effort ruled out for offside.
Leighton then took a tenth-minute lead when James Hatch netted from a corner. Wolves Sporting struck back within two minu...

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