Match Report
Mickleover Sports, 6th with 72 points, sat 41 points above AFC Rushden & Diamonds (21st, 31). AFC Rushden & Diamonds had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 21st overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.95/2.07 for AFC Rushden & Diamonds and 1.95/1.57 for Mickleover Sports (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
AFC Rushden & Diamonds had been beaten in seven straight games. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Mickleover Sports, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0/15, Mickleover Sports 11/15.
The match was played at Hayden Road in Rushden (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-4.


