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THE TERRAS TURN ON THE STYLE TO BEAT SWANS

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

WEYMOUTH 3 WALTON & HERS 1
By Dill Butcher

WEYMOUTH produced their best performance of the season by a country mile to inflict only a second league defeat of the season on the Swans and give their survival chances a welcome boost.
The hosts got off to a dream start as Brandon Goodship netted twice inside the first six minutes, but moments later Walton pulled it back to 2-1 through Johl Powell’s tidy lob.
Crucially though, Weymouth rallied to restore the two-goal advantage when Evan Watt nodded home before the break.
When Matty Burrows took a tumble on the edge of the box ...

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