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THE ROBINS SNATCH A THRILLER AT THE DEATH

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
17 August 2025

BRACKNELL TN 3 POOLE TOWN 4
By Mark Andrews

SHAQ Gwengwe’s hat-trick won a seven-goal thriller for Poole at Bracknell.
For the shellshocked hosts, the wait for a first win of the campaign continues.
Poole led at the interval thanks to Ik Hill’s strike, the ball hitting both uprights before trickling over the line.
A topsy-turvy second half produced six goals, and Jordan Esprit restored parity in the 47th minute – shooting on the turn after collecting Charlie Street’s whipped cross.
Gwengwe’s neat finish put Poole back in front moments later befor...

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