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LEISTON 3 BILLERICAY TOWN 1

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 February 2018

By Craig Cooper
■LEISTON deservedly inflicted a first league defeat on Billericay since the opening day of the season, despite conceding an early goal.
The visitors’ Adam Cunnington lobbed just over the bar on two minutes. But he opened the scoring on eight minutes when he smashed past a shot past Leiston keeper Marcus Garnham.
Garnham then saved a dipping Luke Rooney shot, while Leiston’s Chris Henderson headed wide and Seb Dunbar drove a great chance narrowly off-target.
And on 45 minutes, Joe Jefford headed home the third of a succession of corners at the far post to le...

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