National League

MAGIC MANI LEAVES IT LATE

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
19 April 2026

By Liam Davis

BRAINTREE TOWN 1
Akinde 90+1

ROCHDALE 2
Barlow 36, Dieseruvwe 90+9

FIRST BLOOD: Aidan Barlow fires Rochdale in front

LAST-GASP Rochdale took the National League title race to the final day thanks to Mani Dieseruvwe’s dramatic 99th-minute winner at Braintree.

The Dale top scorer struck with almost the last kick of the game, just as John Akinde’s 91st-minute equaliser for Braintree looked like handing York City the title.
Aidan Barlow earlier fired Dale into a first-half lead with the dramatic late finish leaving boss Jimmy McNulty struggling to tak...

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