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BRIDGES BASH FIVE IN VICTORY

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 February 2026

By Tom Hayward

DIV 1 S.EAST
THREE Bridges returned to winning form in emphatic fashion, effectively settling the contest inside the opening 20 minutes.
The hosts’ forward line was rampant, cutting through the Merstham defence at will.
THREE BRIDGES 5
Bennett 3, 74(pen), Velvick 9, Leighton 11, Hallard 20
MERSTHAM 0
Three of the four early goals came from slick, one-touch passing moves that sliced through midfield and Merstham did create a couple of opportunities of their own, with Louie Theophanous and Finlay Johnson finding space, but neither managed to test Sam Roberts ...

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