National League North

Martyrs find Gyasi’s too hot to handle

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
31 August 2025

KING’S LYNN TOWN 4 MERTHYR TOWN 0
By Greg Plummer

JAMES ROWE’S side picked up their first home victory of the campaign at the hands of newly-promoted Merthyr Town.
Michael Gyasi struck twice in a dominant first-half display from the hosts before Reece Hall-Johnson and Ross Crane wrapped up a convincing three points in the second half. Gyasi now has seven goals in six games this season as the Linnets moved back into the top five of the National League North standings.
The game was 40 minutes late kicking off after the visitors’ bus broke down en route to Norfolk....

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