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INJURY TO PECK STOPS PLAY AT THE MEADOW

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
25 September 2022

CHESHAM UTD A MERTHYR TN A
By Simon Newbury

THIS match had to be abandoned after 20 minutes due to a serious injury to Chesham’s Jake Peck.
The midfielder cried out in agony after a 50-50 challenge with Merthyr’s Tom Handley just outside the Chesham area, and the referee stopped the game and a call went out to ring for an ambulance.
When the ambulance had still not arrived 45 minutes later, the referee had little choice but to call the game off.
In the few minutes of play, Chesham made the stronger start, and in the fourth minute Merthyr’s defence struggled to...

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