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GEORDIES’ FIRST TRIP TO WALES ENDS BADLY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 April 2023

MERTHYR TOWN 3 HANWELL TOWN 1
By Joe Lyons

MERTHYR TOWN ensured Hanwell Town first ever league trip to Wales ended in a defeat.
All the scoring came in a frantic ten minutes midway through the first half.
In the 21st minute, Merthyr’s Tom Handley collected a pass out wide, cut inside and smashed a longrange shot into the bottom corner. The lead lasted only four minutes as Abdul Osman fired home.
Barely a minute later, the Martyrs were awarded a penalty which Lewis Powell smashed into the roof of the net.
Before anyone could catch their breath, Ricardo Rees finished from clo...

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