Non-League Paper

GULLS LATE LATE SHOW PUNISHES URCHINS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
28 August 2022

CANVEY ISLAND 2 HORNCHURCH 1
By Jonathan Andrews

CANVEY Island produced a stunning comeback to snatch the points from a Hornchurch side whose late reduction to ten men proved pivotal to the afternoon.
The first half offered no hint of the drama to come, with neither side crafting a clear opportunity.
Canvey went closest, Callum Sturgess playing a superb low ball into the box, but Danny Parish unable to make the connection.
Hornchurch huffed and puffed but couldn’t break down a stubborn Gulls defence, testing keeper Rhys Byrne just once.
But the Urchins flew out of the seco...

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