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HADLEY 0 REAL BEDFORD 2

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
9 March 2025

DIV 1 CENTRAL
By Oliver Deed

■ REAL Bedford sustained their push for the league title with victory away at play-off chasing Hadley courtesy of two Joseph Evans’s goals.
The Pirates had much the better of the first half and were rewarded in the 17th minute when Evans finished a flowing move with his chest to put them ahead.
Hadley came back into the game in the second half and should have equalised, from a corner. They were denied as Isaac Stones hit the bar from five yards, and again Matthew Gbio’s follow-up effort was well saved.
The winner came in the 87th mi...

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