Sorry second half for Burton denies them a victory
BURTON conceded three goals in the space of four minutes as Nottingham University battled back from 3-1 down to secure victory.
The visitors started the game nervously, with the new University pitch playing with enough bounce to make the Burton players have to think about each move.
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Mark Northcott scored for Burton at Nottingham University.
And they found themselves a goal down when skipper Paul Scarborough lost the ball on Burton's left and some swift passes saw Nottingham University take the lead.
Burton bounced back in typical style and, through a Mark Northcott drag-flick, levelled the scores as the university keeper waved the ball past into the top corner.
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With a home player sin-binned in the build-up to the awarded flick, Burton also had a man advantage and they took advantage of this by going 2-1 up through a Northcott reverse-stick effort shortly afterwards.
Burton then found themselves 3-1 up after a ball into the D from Keiran Heath set up Scarborough.
Notts pulled a goal back before half-time and levelled early in the second half.
And, from then on, it was a different story with the University side allowing the Burton players little time on the ball.
With 15 minutes remaining, Burton felt they should have been awarded a short corner as James Margetson was tackled from behind inside the opposition D.
However, play was waved on and another simple finish completed the comeback as Notts went 4-3 up.
Burton continued to press for an equaliser but to no avail and, with 10 minutes remaining, Scarborough was sidelined for five minutes after the umpire brandished a yellow card — all too quickly in Burton's opinion.
As Burton pushed forward, Notts scored three simple late goals to seal a remarkable comeback.
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