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LEE HAILS HEART OF GUTSY EAGLES

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 November 2024

By Peter Short

KETTERING TOWN 2
BEDFORD TOWN 2

DELIGHTED Bedford Town boss Lee Bircham declared his side had the ‘biggest hearts’ after they scored a dramatic late leveller to thwart league leaders Kettering Town in a blood and thunder encounter.
The Eagles had already hit the crossbar deep in injury time before sub Robert Hall came on to the field eight minutes into stoppage time to deliver the ball for Carl Mensah to turn home the leveller.
Ryan Blake opened the scoring for the visitors on 18 minutes against the run of play. A simple ball on the counter sent Blake thr...

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