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DIAMONDS SEE OFF RED NEW BOYS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 July 2023

AFC RUSHDEN 3 LEIGHTON TOWN 2
By Max Bradfield

IN a battle between Northern Premier Diamonds AFC and Southern League new boys Leighton Town, this five-goal game was as inconsistent as the weather.
The hosts started strongest and took the lead on 11 minutes through Ethan Johnston.
A defiant block from Luke Pyman kept the deficit to one, but only until Albie Hall’s smart flick levelled things up.
As the clouds loomed once more, a rapid John Dean cut in from the left to slam home and put Rushden 2-1 in front, before the wet weather contributed to a third Rushden goal on 70 min...

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