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Lancing 1-1 Flackwell Heath: Wat a hero! Heath stopper spot on

The visitors created the majority of the chances in a tense second half which saw both teams battled hard to keep their Wembley dreams alive. However, neither side could find a way to prevent a penalty shootout.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 April 2021

By Ed Colman

LANCING 1
FLACKWELL HTH 1
FLACKWELL HEATH WON 4-2 ON PENS
PENALTY shootout heroics from Flackwell Heath goalkeeper Aaron Watkins helped his side secure a fifth round trip to Plymouth Parkway on Saturday.
Watkins saved two Lancing penalties as the Heathens won the shootout 4-2 to equal their best ever run in the competition, which was achieved six years ago.
Both sides started brightly, with Khalid Simmo proving to be a thorn in Lancing’s side straight from the off at Culver Road.
Simmo’s promising start was rewarded with an opening goal from a corner in the tenth minute, when ...

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