Northern Premier League

AFC RUSHDEN & D 2 SUTTON COLDFIELD 0

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 January 2026

DIV 1 MIDLANDS
By Paul Judd

■ BRUNO Andrade’s 82ndminute coolly dispatched finish clinched a hard fought and fractious game for the home side.
After just two minutes new Diamonds signing John-Joe O’Toole started the move which saw Northampton Town loanee Joziah Barnett tap home on debut.
Andrade had a low shot saved for Diamonds in the second half and Dan Jezeph pulled off a tremendous save from Luke McGinnell in an end-to-end encounter. A fractious game of yellow cards and melees was clinched by Andrade after 82 minutes as he slotted home.

A final melee result...

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