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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 9 (setup 4, season 27)
Burton Albion
v.
York City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Simon THOMAS717Bartosz BIALKOWSKI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
John BRAYFORD82David McGURK
Damien McCRORY3Paddy McLAUGHLIN
Matt PALMER848Abdul OSMAN
Tom NAYLOR75Alexander DIAMOND
Jake BUXTON76Chris SMITH
Matthew LUND77Florent CUVELIER
Hope AKPAN787Franck MOUSSA
Liam BOYCE97Chris MARTIN
Jamie ALLEN6106Michael COULSON
Lucas AKINS7116Jonathan OBIKA
Manager
Kyle McFADZEAN12Scott KERR
Connor RIPLEY13Adam LEGZDINS
Ben FOX14Lee BULLOCK
Tom FLANAGAN156Ashley CHAMBERS
16Robbie WEIR

Burton Albion 3 York City 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 6,384, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Referee: Phil CROSSLEY 7)
10 Akpan, 31 Boyce, 59 BoyceScorers29 Martin
Substitutions69 Smith <=> Chambers
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners0
12Fouls6
10Offsides12
6Shots on6
8Shots off5
14Total shots11
3Shots saved4
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: John BRAYFORD
1The 'keeper saved a refined strike from BOYCE.
5AKINS snapped at a simple chance.
6A corner fell to MARTIN who turned an effort over.
8A neatly crafted cross from COULSON, was knocked goalbound by MCLAUGHLIN only for the Burton Albion 'keeper to palm clear.
10GOAL!! A BRAYFORD run down the right resulted in a low cross for AKPAN to volley in. (1-0 Burton Albion)
12BOYCE waltzed away from DIAMOND and flicked a weak shot well wide.
25An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of the Burton Albion 'keeper by MOUSSA.
27AKPAN blasted a right foot shot just beyond the near post from thirty yards out.
29GOAL!! . (1-1)
30OBIKA ran onto a great ball from MOUSSA but fired his shot wide of the goal.
31GOAL!! A great twenty yard shot from PALMER rattled the post and in the ensuing scramble the ball was booted into the net by BOYCE. (2-1 Burton Albion)
34The York City 'keeper was able to block a powerful effort.
38LUND beat COULSON and drilled the ball to AKINS who blasted his shot wide.
45A pin-point pass was collected by MOUSSA and his right foot effort flew narrowly over.
 
47The stunned Burton Albion 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from BUXTON dropped just over.
51A shot from MOUSSA was smothered by the 'keeper.
52LUND fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
55A perfect strike from MOUSSA was dealt with by a useful parry from the 'keeper.
55AKINS hoofed the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
56A great effort from MOUSSA scraped the top of the crossbar.
58A header by MOUSSA at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
59GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed AKINS to knock the ball to BOYCE who drove a looping shot into the net. (3-1 Burton Albion)
61BRAYFORD rifled an easy chance past the near post.
74Uncertainty in the York City defence enabled LUND to hammer the ball wide.
87PALMER played the ball to BRAYFORD who headed it just beyond the near post.