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DAFYDD’S DELIGHT AS EXILES SHOW GRIT

DAFYDD’S DELIGHT

By John Lyons

SOLID: Newport dig in from a Hammers corner

BRISTOL STREET MOTORS TROPHY
NEWPORT County assistant Dafydd Williams was a relieved man after the Exiles overcame West Ham U21s in the Bristol Street Motors Trophy on Tuesday night.
The Welsh side had lost their two previous League Two outings 4-1 (against Port Vale) and 4-0 (versus Swindon) so were in need of a pickme-up. In the event, sub Oliver Greaves’ 83rd-minute tapin proved decisive against the young Hammers in Southern Group H.
“We’ve been bitterly disappointed with the last two league games,...

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