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COPP LETS THE CANARIES OFF

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
22 October 2017

By Colin Ridgway
HITCHIN T 2
MERTHYR T 0
HITCHIN clinched victory as a result of a breathtaking final three minutes.
Canaries keeper Michael Johnson denied Kyle Copp the chance to earn Merthyr a point from the penalty spot, before Elliot Bailey struck his second of the game in stoppage time.
The first half was evenly contested with Jonny McNamara firing wide on the volley for Hitchin after a great pass from Brett Donnelly. Donnelly then missed a golden chance after he capitalised on a mix-up between Merthyr keeper Oliver Davies and Kyle Patten only to chip over the bar from the edge of the ...

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