Northern Premier League

FENMEN DOWNED IN MILLER THRILLER

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
12 January 2020

By Chris Hughes
A TEN-GOAL thriller saw Carlton Town emerge as 6-4 winners over Wisbech Town in their Northern South East Premier Division clash at the Bill Stokeld Stadium.
In a game featuring three penalties, Carlton battled back having gone 2-0 behind inside 20 minutes after Danny Draper opened the scoring and Charley Sanders converted from 12 yards.
Despite trailing by two as the game ticked into the 45th minute, Carlton were remarkably level before the half-time whistle blew.
Firstly, Tom Maddison held his nerve to score from the spot and then Aaron Opoku squared things up deep into fi...

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