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TEN-MAN SPALDING IN A STIRRING COMEBACK

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 March 2026

SPALDING UTD 3 HALESOWEN TN 2
By Leigh Porter

SPALDING produced a remarkable late turnaround to defeat Halesowen, Jack Roberts’ last-gasp penalty sealing a dramatic recovery after the Tulips had trailed by two goals and been reduced to ten men.
The home side thought they had struck first after six minutes when Yusifu Ceesay’s fierce drive was parried to Tom Pugh, who finished calmly only for the assistant’s flag to rule it out for offside.
Town responded with the league’s top scorer Jason Cowley dragging his effort wide. The chances kept coming. Ceesay w...

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