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COLLARD THE DIAMOND AT BOTH ENDS FOR RUSHDEN

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 March 2022

REDDITCH UTD 1 AFC RUSHDEN 3
By James Smith

ALEX Collard netted two identical goals as AFC Rushden and Diamonds completed a league double over Redditch United.
The visitors went ahead after eight minutes when Lauric Diakiesse chested the ball down for Jesse Akubuine to smash first time into a top corner from the edge of the box.
The hosts should have equalised five minutes later when Victor Sodeinde’s bicycle kick sent the ball sailing over the crossbar, after Daniel Sweeney found him six yards out.
But the visitors went two ahead within 25 minutes when a corner found Collard un...

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