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CHURCH ARE ALL BUT SAFE – THANKS TO MAIN MANNY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 April 2026

ALVECHURCH 2 BARWELL 1 By Wilf Alexander

ALVECHURCH all but guaranteed their place in the division next season after coming from behind to beat fellow strugglers Barwell.
And it was supersub Manny Ilesanmi who popped up with the winner just a few minutes after joining the fray.
Barwell started the stronger with Zayn Hakeem curling an effort just over the target before Javin Seaton broke the deadlock on 21 minutes when he ran on to a ball over the Church defence before placing his shot beyond keeper Redman Evans.
The home side had a chance to draw level just before the interval when...

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