Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Barwell (8th, 61 pts) held a 30-point advantage over AFC Rushden & Diamonds (21st, 31 pts). AFC Rushden & Diamonds's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 21st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0.95 scored and 2.07 conceded per game, Barwell 1.64 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.51.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds had lost three in a row.
The match was played at Hayden Road (capacity 2,000). Barwell led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Barwell: E. Beck-Ray (19')




