Deadly Rosegreen leads the way
Deadly Rosegreen leads the way
Deadly Rosegreen leads the way
BURTON ALBION 0 NUNEATON BOROUGH 3
BRILLIANT Borough bewildered Burton out of the FA Trophy in devastating style at Eton Park last night to book themselves a first round trip to County Durham to face the ambitious Gateshead — previously Morton.
Borough took total command from the outset and it was as though they always had it in their grasp to deny the Burton defenders in an excellent away performance.
Borough's pace was always evident throughout the game, their defence alert and Rosegreen was causing constant problems.
Borough matched them with the pace of the game — with pace and running that Burton simply could not live with.
Borough produced some fine running and Rosegreen proved himself after one corner — laying one on for the Borough score.
Tremendous
It was a post-goals threat when Jim Barron hit the crossbar and Andy Hollis the post during yet another hour's determined resistance from Burton — but that was their only danger during the whole 90 minutes.
But while Rosegreen rode the glory, it was Bradder who had to be thanked — laying on the first goal of the game from a corner and then whipping across one of the longest ever passes he'll ever make to set up Fitzpatrick and Rosegreen.
Littered
Chances were littered as both teams showed their quality throughout — the game and the occasion producing some fine football on both sides.
Clinical
Ian Bullions led the keeper through the Borough 90 minutes in place of a goal on the line — Clarke got it in the end.
– SPORTS EDITOR DEREK BROWN AT ETON PARK