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HITCHIN TOWN 1 KETTERING TOWN 1

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
30 August 2026

By Roy Izzard

■HITCHIN gained a valuable point against unbeaten Kettering despite finishing with nine men. Trailing 1-0, it looked bleak for Hitchin when Blue Joy was sent off for a second yellow card in the 75th minute but they showed their resilience and in the 84th minute substitute Diogo Freitas-Gouveia was brought down in the penalty area by Tom Leak. A penalty was awarded and Freitas-Gouveia smashed the penalty home.
But they suffered a further blow when Luke Stokoe received a straight red card for a high challenge in the second minute of stoppage time. However, the nine...

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