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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 23 (setup 4, season 27)
Burton Albion
v.
Rushden&Diamonds
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Simon THOMAS717Alan JULIAN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
John BRAYFORD62Shkodran MUSTAFI
Brad SMITH3Alexander BUTTNER
Matt PALMER74Jake LIVERMORE
Tom NAYLOR57Emanuel POGATETZ
Tom FLANAGAN66RAFAEL Pereira da Silva
Will MILLER77KI Sung-yueng
Hope AKPAN87Stephen HUNT
Lucas AKINS797Mauro BOSELLI
Matthew LUND10Leon BRITTON
Liam BOYCE711Georgios SAMARAS
Manager
Fikayo TOMORI12Andrew TAYLOR
Connor RIPLEY13Brian STOCK
Damien McCRORY14John SUTTON
Ben FOX15Tom ELLIOTT
Jamie ALLEN16Massimo MACCARONE

Burton Albion 1 Rushden&Diamonds 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 6,407, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Referee: Dave FOSTER 6½)
1 AkinsScorers
71 Lund <=> AllenSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners5
2Fouls5
1Offsides0
2Shots on8
7Shots off11
9Total shots19
1Shots saved6
41%Possession59%
Man of the match: Shkodran MUSTAFI
1GOAL!! After being forced wide AKINS was able to hammer the ball in from the tightest of angles. (1-0 Burton Albion)
6The 'keeper dived to his left to save an accurate shot from Rushden&Diamonds's HUNT.
9A great save prevented SAMARAS from scoring a good goal.
11SAMARAS was put clear by BRITTON and he dummied the 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
13AKINS headed just beyond the near post.
14A twenty yard drive from BOSELLI caused THOMAS little difficulty.
16MILLER shot over.
23A corner fell to KI who headed the ball over the bar.
24A shot from BRITTON seemed a certain goal but the Burton Albion 'keeper managed to parry the ball away.
26A useful ball from RAFAEL on the right bobbled toward BRITTON who sliced his shot over the bar.
29AKINS booted the ball wide of the righthand post from the edge of the box.
32AKPAN poked a simple chance past the near post.
33BOSELLI placed a left foot shot wide from close range.
38A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing Burton Albion 'keeper.
39The 'keeper saved a glorious shot from AKINS.
 
57AKPAN rushed an easy chance.
58BRITTON knocked the ball to KI who fired it wide.
72BUTTNER ran onto a great ball from KI but fired his effort wide.
77A accurate pass found HUNT and his left foot shot floated narrowly over.
79The motionless Rushden&Diamonds 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from POGATETZ dropped just over.
83SAMARAS beat NAYLOR and drove the ball to KI who dragged his effort wide.
84BUTTNER's shot was well held by the Burton Albion 'keeper.