Match ends, Torquay United 1, Burton Albion 1.
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Torquay slumped to the bottom of League Two despite ending a three-match losing streak by rescuing a draw against play-off chasing Burton.
Left-back Damien McCrory fired the Brewers ahead after 33 minutes with a fierce drive from just inside the box.
Gulls midfielder Ben Harding crossed for Elliot Benyon to dive full length to head home seven minutes later.
United goalkeeper Michael Poke made a brilliant point-blank save to deny Burton's Dominic Knowles a winner.
Burton manager Gary Rowett told BBC Radio Derby:
"To travel four and a half hours on a coach on the day of the game and then to ask the players to play how you'd want them to play is never easy, especially on the back of two other away trips.
"We changed the system because I just thought we needed to try something different to see if we could freshen things up and get the lads to pass the ball a little bit more.
"After we got the goal, I thought that was it. The way we've played recently and the way we defend, particularly with the formation we played, I really thought it was game over, so to concede the goal when we did, I thought was really, really sloppy and disappointing."
Line-ups
Torquay
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Poke
- 29O'Connor
- 3Nicholson
- 8Harding
- 5Pearce
- 4Downes
- 23StevensSubstituted forBodinat 74'minutes
- 6Lathrope
- 27WilkinsonSubstituted forStockleyat 59'minutes
- 26Benyon
- 17GoodwinSubstituted forChapellat 88'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Tonge
- 9Hawley
- 10Bodin
- 11Cameron
- 12Chapell
- 13Rice
- 19Stockley
Burton
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Lainton
- 26Gray
- 14McCrory
- 25Cansdell-Sherriff
- 6SharpsBooked at 86mins
- 2Edwards
- 8Weir
- 23Palmer
- 9AlexanderSubstituted forKeeat 55'minutes
- 20McGurkSubstituted forKnowlesat 55'minutes
- 19IsmailSubstituted forMacDonaldat 90'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Bell
- 11MacDonald
- 16Lyness
- 17Phillips
- 18Knowles
- 21Holness
- 29Kee
- Referee:
- Brendan Malone
- Attendance:
- 1,583
Match Stats
Home TeamTorquayAway TeamBurton
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home4
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Torquay United 1, Burton Albion 1.
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Attempt missed. Billy Bodin (Torquay United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
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Ben Harding (Torquay United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (Burton Albion).
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Attempt saved. Shane Cansdell-Sherriff (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Burton Albion. Alexander MacDonald replaces Zeli Ismail.
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Attempt missed. Kevin Nicholson (Torquay United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Torquay United. Jordan Chapell replaces Shamir Goodwin.
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Kevin Nicholson (Torquay United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Zeli Ismail (Burton Albion).
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Attempt saved. Jayden Stockley (Torquay United) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Booking
Ian Sharps (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card.
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Elliot Benyon (Torquay United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ian Sharps (Burton Albion).
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Aaron Downes.
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Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jayden Stockley.
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Foul by Damon Lathrope (Torquay United).
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Zeli Ismail (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Elliot Benyon (Torquay United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
