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City win despite Brain fade

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 September 2019

By Andy Mitchell
WORCESTER CITY 2
HIGHGATE UTD 0
SEAN Brain went from hero to villain but 10-man City stifled Highgate to comfortably seal a safe passage.
Worcester flew out of the blocks and warranted the lead earned by a clever fifth-minute opener. Centre-half Joe Hawkins peeled away from his man at the far post to guide Aaron Birch’s driven right-wing cross back across goal.
City continued to make the running for the first 15 minutes but to their credit, United settled and played some tidy football in the middle of the park. The pressure grew yet City stood firm, the only real chan...

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