Non-League Paper

Pearce penalty practice pays off

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 January 2022

WORTHING 3 HORSHAM 1
By Charlie Hempstead

AN extraordinary, bizarre and perhaps unprecedented 20-minute spell in the second half saw league leaders Worthing come from behind to defeat unlucky Horsham.
The home side’s leading scorer, Ollie Pearce, does not need much help to get his name on the scoresheet, but on this occasion he was the beneficiary of no fewer than THREE spot-kicks, all of which he converted.
Horsham had led since the 26th minute through Eddie Dsane’s magnificent 25-yard strike, and they were keeping their lofty opponents at bay with a degree of comfort un...

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