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BOWERS & PITSEA 5 TAKELEY 1

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
8 February 2026

DIV 1 NORTH
By Edward Colman

■ BOWERS & Pitsea thrashed Takeley at the Len Salmon Stadium as their push for promotion continued to gather momentum.
Takeley struggled to cope with their hosts from the outset and fell behind after just five minutes when Michael Bareck opened the scoring, continuing his fine run of form.
After 16 minutes, Bowers doubled their advantage, with Bareck turning provider as he teed up Jon Evans to fire past Takeley goalkeeper Jarvis Monk.
Ten minutes after the restart, Jamie Salmon added a third for Bowers, who were well worth their commanding three-go...

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