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NORNorthvale United4-2-3-1WWDLW
2–167'Half time 1–1
KIRKirkby4-3-3DWWLD
Tuesday 8 September 2026 · 04:00 GMT+0000Ashcombe Park, Northvale42,904 attendanceK. Whitlow

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// Timeline

  1. 9'Bekeleheader, from a corner
  2. 23'Prycepenalty
  3. 31'Rowetactical foul
  4. HTHalf time1–1
  5. 58'Okonjoon for Vasse
  6. 61'Marchettiassist: Bekele
  7. 64'Iversendissent

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  1. ChanceChance. Marchetti slides it between the centre-backs and Lindqvist is a yard offside — the flag goes up late, and the home crowd are furious about it.Marco Ruiz
  2. Kirkby have gone to a back three. Rowe drops in, Nakamura pushes onto the touchline, and the away end has started singing for the first time since half time.Marco Ruiz
  3. GoalGOAL. Northvale 2–1. Bekele holds it up on the edge of the box, waits, and rolls it into Marchetti’s stride. First time, low, inside the near post.Marco Ruiz
  4. SubstitutionSubstitution for Kirkby. Okonjo replaces Vasse — a straight swap in the front three, and the visitors will press higher now.Marco Ruiz
  5. Better from Kirkby. Three passes into the channel and Northvale have not touched the ball for ninety seconds.Marco Ruiz
  6. Northvale start the half exactly as they finished the first — corner, near post, everybody arriving late.Marco Ruiz
  7. Half time. One goal each, one penalty nobody in the ground agreed with, and eleven fouls. Not a quiet forty-five minutes.Marco Ruiz

// Match statistics

NORKIR

  • 58%Possession42%
  • 11Shots6
  • 5Shots on target2
  • 1.62Expected goals (xG)0.71
  • 6Corners2
  • 86%Pass accuracy79%
  • 7Fouls11

// Line-ups

NORNorthvale

  1. 1Reiner
  2. 2Danso
  3. 4Iversen
  4. 5Kobayashi
  5. 3Traoré
  6. 6Adeyemi
  7. 8Novak
  8. 10Marchetti
  9. 9Bekele
  10. 11Lindqvist
  11. 7Sørensen

BenchFarrow, Oyelaran, Petit

KIRKirkby

  1. 1Andersen
  2. 2Rowe
  3. 5Hallam
  4. 4Djurić
  5. 3Nakamura
  6. 6Pryce
  7. 8Halvorsen
  8. 7Vasse
  9. 9Mbeki
  10. 11Ferreira
  11. 10Lindholm

BenchOkonjo (58), Karlsen, Bright

Premier Division

PositionTeamPGDPts
1Northvale2+46
2Hallowbridge2+36
3Bracton Town2+14
4Ashford City203
5Kirkby202
6Rivermouth2-12
7Westmere2-21
8Southcombe2-50

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