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BALL: MY FLYERS MADE IT TOUGH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
11 October 2026

FA VASE FIRST ROUND
By Andy Mitchell

ANSTEY TOWN 1 LYE TOWN 2
FORMER sharpshooter Richard Ball might have been tempted to dust off the boots after Lye Town threatened to run riot and blow a commanding position in the same afternoon.
The Flyers overwhelmed Step 6 Anstey for 45 minutes but had to rely on full-backs Danny Cartwright and Elliott Ball to finish a couple from a glut of chances.
The second half was flat with the hosts having the better opportunities on the break and halving the deficit when Szym Donnerstag forced in deep into added time.
It left Lye to survive a scruffy bout...

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