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BASFORD RACE TO BIGGEST VICTORY

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 April 2017

BASFORD UTD 7
BELPER TOWN 1
By Neil McGowan
A SECOND-HALF goal blitz gave Basford their biggest win of the season.
Evan Garnett put Belper in front early on, beating a square defence.
Ben Hutchinson levelled with a long-range shot, the goal being given after a discussion between match officials about a possible offside and ten minutes later he shot Basford ahead following a Fabian Smith pass.
Matt Thornhill extended the lead two minutes into the second half with his first goal for Basford and Hutchinson scored his third from six yards.
In between Belper’s Phil Watt saw red for a tackl...

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