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BLUES DENIED AT THE DEATH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 November 2023

DIV 1 WEST
LEEK TOWN 3 AVRO 4
By Dave Burnett

THE first-ever meeting between these two sides produced seven goals with Avro emerging the victors after surviving a late Leek comeback.
The Blues took an early lead when Aaron Opoku latched onto a through ball and showed great strength to hold off a defender before sliding the ball home.
Avro levelled midway through the half when a Opoku 14, Trickett-Smith 85, Carr 90+3 Potts 27, 69, Anderton 45, Gomes 72 wayward shot from Matthew Crothers fell perfectly for teammate Louis Potts inside the area to deliver a side footed finish, and they...

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