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Leo nets, but Styche hits back for Puritans

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 October 2025

By Dave England

BANBURY UNITED 1
ST ALBANS CITY 1
BANBURY and St Albans will have to do it all over again on Tuesday after a pulsating game ended honours even at the Spencer Stadium.
The Puritans started on the front foot with Saints keeper Magnus Norman looking uncertain from a couple of Luke Stokoe crosses.
St Albans went close at the other end with Harrison Smith heading a corner onto the crossbar and behind.
A Stokoe corner then saw Yaw Ofosu head over via a deflection for another flag kick. From that second corner, Ofosu then headed just wide.
In the 22nd minute, the visito...

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