Match ends, Alfreton Town 0, Braintree Town 2.
AlfretonAlfreton Town0BraintreeBraintree Town2
Alfreton remained bottom of the Conference and without a league point following a home defeat by Braintree.
Luke Graham should have put the home side in front, but could not find the target from three yards.
And Alfreton were made to pay for that costly miss in the second half as Kenny Davis headed in a Dan Sparkes corner to give Braintree the lead.
Sparkes then fired in from the edge of the box to secure a third win of the season for Alan Devonshire's side.
Line-ups
Alfreton
Formation 4-4-2
- 20Dawson
- 3Rowe-Turner
- 10Bradley
- 2WoodBooked at 57mins
- 15KeaneBooked at 37mins
- 5Graham
- 21ThanojSubstituted forMcDonaldat 73'minutes
- 12Shaw
- 8StevensonSubstituted forHicksat 77'minutes
- 14Sheridan
- 18IronsideSubstituted forClaytonat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Hicks
- 9Clayton
- 16Gray
- 17McDonald
Braintree
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Hamann
- 2BrundleBooked at 43mins
- 20Clerima
- 3Habergham
- 6Massey
- 11Sparkes
- 8Davis
- 26Mulley
- 4Isaac
- 18CoxSubstituted forMarksat 72'minutes
- 7WalkerSubstituted forAkinolaat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Marks
- 14Smith
- 15Akinola
- 29Pentney
- Referee:
- Nigel Lugg
- Attendance:
- 442
Match Stats
Home TeamAlfretonAway TeamBraintree
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home0
- Away4
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Alfreton Town 0, Braintree Town 2.
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Attempt missed. Alan Massey (Braintree Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Braintree Town.
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Corner, Braintree Town.
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Attempt blocked. Dan Sparkes (Braintree Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Braintree Town.
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Attempt missed. Bradley Wood (Alfreton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Offside, Braintree Town. Sean Marks tries a through ball, but Sean Marks is caught offside.
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Corner, Alfreton Town.
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Foul by Lathanial Rowe-Turner (Alfreton Town).
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Sean Marks (Braintree Town) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Alfreton Town. Paul Clayton replaces Joe Ironside.
Goal!
Goal! Alfreton Town 0, Braintree Town 2. Dan Sparkes (Braintree Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Marks with a headed pass.
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Attempt blocked. Remy Clerima (Braintree Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Alfreton Town. Nathan Hicks replaces Lee Stevenson.
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Attempt missed. Chez Isaac (Braintree Town) left footed shot misses to the left from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Jordan Keane (Alfreton Town).
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Sean Marks (Braintree Town) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Alfreton Town. Massiah McDonald replaces Andi Thanoj.
