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Wantage Town 2-4 North Leigh: Leaders given scare by ten men

TEN-MAN Wantage gave leaders North Leigh a fright before succumbing to defeat.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
3 October 2021

DIV 1 CENTRAL
By Mike Skinner

■ TEN-MAN Wantage gave leaders North Leigh a fright before succumbing to defeat.
Callum McNish gave the visitors a sixth-minute lead before James Hammond curled an exquisite equaliser into the top corner six minutes later.
The game’s turning point came just after the half hour when Wantage’s Sam Hartley was sent off.
North Leigh went ahead through Jenson Wright after 49 minutes, before Ryan Knight shocked the leaders by finishing a Charlie Kille cross in the 65th minute.
Roger James and a McNish second dashed the home side’s hopes with goals after 73 and 79 min...

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