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SHARIFF SHINES AS DIAMONDS SPARKLE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 March 2017

By Ollie Mortimer
AFC RUSHDEN & D 2
LEEK TOWN 1
NABIL Shariff scored a late winner as Rushden & Diamonds downed Leek Town.
Chris Budrys’ header came back off the crossbar for Leek, but Diamonds forged ahead when a loose ball dropped for Ben Farrell to slam a closerange shot in.
Leek equalised halfway through the second period when a left-wing corner was volleyed home by defender Darren Chadwick in style - giving them momentum into the break.
Despite some further pressure from Leek, it was Rushden who netted the winner though when Tom Lorraine sprinted into the box before pulli...

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