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Dover Athletic’s Alfie Matthews delivers double dose of heartache to Billericay Town

Gary McCann’s Billericay Town suffered heartbreak twice in the space of four days after going down 2-1 to Dover Athletic in their home play-off semi-final.

by
Jon Couch
4 May 2025

TOP OF THE BILL: Dover’s two-goal hero Alfie Matthews

By Jon Couch
Isthmian Leagues round up

Gary McCann’s Billericay Town suffered heartbreak twice in the space of four days after going down 2-1 to Dover Athletic in their home play-off semi-final.
The Blues had to pick chins up off the ground after missing out on the Isthmian Premier title to Horsham by a single goal last Saturday.
A goalless 90 minutes took the tie to extra time before the Femi Akinwande finally broke through and the Blues’ promotion dream looked back on.
But, within two minutes, Alfie Matthews fired Dover level and then stunned the majority of the 2,857 crowd at the AGP Are...

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