AFC RUSHDEN 3 LEIGHTON TOWN 2 By Max Bradfield

IN a battle between Northern Premier Diamonds AFC and Southern League new boys Leighton Town, this five-goal game was as inconsistent as the weather. The hosts started strongest and took the lead on 11 minutes through Ethan Johnston. A defiant block from Luke Pyman kept the deficit to one, but only until Albie Hall’s smart flick levelled things up. As the clouds loomed once more, a rapid John Dean cut in from the left to slam home and put Rushden 2-1 in front, before the wet weather contributed to a third Rushden goal on 70 mi...