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Winchester City 2-0 Shaftesbury: Citizens scale the Rockies with ease

An excellent team performance enabled Winchester to win this top-of-the-table match with Shaftesbury thanks to a goal in each half, but the table is congested with the top six averaging more than two points a game.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
21 December 2025

Winchester City celebrate taking the lead through Jahiem Dotse

DIV 1 SOUTH
By Malcolm Clarke

WINCHESTER C 2
Dotse 22, Waters 87
SHAFTESBURY 0
An excellent team performance enabled Winchester to win this top-of-the-table match with Shaftesbury thanks to a goal in each half, but the table is congested with the top six averaging more than two points a game.
Winchester generally had the better chances in the first half and they took the lead midway through the half when Jahiem Dotse found himself clean through and made no mistake.
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However, Shaftesbury almost scored in the opening minute of the game when Tommy Scott was just able to deflect Tom...

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