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Deacon’s Roaring but Hawks miss out

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 July 2019

By Trevor Brock

FANCY FOOTWORK: Havant’s Roarie Deacon beats Tom Naylor and celebrates his goal, inset
PICTURE: Paul Paxford

PLAYED in front of a tremendous crowd off 3,500, Havant & Waterlooville pushed League One Portsmouth all the way before losing to a late Brett Pitman goal at the sunny Westleigh Park.
Roarie Deacon, signed by Hawks boss Paul Doswell from old club Sutton, proved a huge hit on debut, cancelling out Gareth Evans’ earlier penalty before Pitman struck ten minutes from time.
Portsmouth’s former Bromley striker Louis Dennis scored two goals in ...

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