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Cockfosters 1-1 Punjab United: JJ Cruz strike keeps honours even

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
29 March 2026

By Matthew Nash

Punjab United boss Chipie Sian admitted he was furious Cockfosters’ equaliser stood as the home side battled back to keep this FA Vase semi-final in the balance ahead of Saturday’s second-leg decider.

JJ Cruz levelled for Fosters with six minutes remaining at Chalk Lane to cancel out Wayne Bushell’s early opener for the away side in a tense, attritional battle between these Step 5 play-off chasers.
Sian, who doubles as chairman, has the Gravesend outfit on the brink of Wembley this season and told The NLP: “I said to the players that it might just be that we have to ge...

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