Notts County youths come from behind to draw against Burton Albion

On Saturday morning, the Notts County youth team played hosts to local rivals Burton Albion.

In the fledgling league table, the Magpies were third with four points from two games, while the day's opponents were on three points from a single game.

The only change to the Notts team was the loss of Ryan Ebanks, who was injured in last week's game and was replaced by Declan Dunn with George McCartney moving inside to centre-back from full-back.  

The heavy rain in the early morning cleared and the game kicked off in fine but breezy conditions.

Notts had the best of the early exchanges and took the lead on 18 minutes when Harry Gibbons found himself in space near the edge of the Burton area and powerfully rifled the ball into the back of net.  

Further opportunities for Notts were created but none could be turned into a goal so Notts went to the interval with a narrow lead reflecting the balance of the game.  

Half-time: Notts County 1-0 Burton Albion

The second half saw the Brewers work their way much more into the game and after a period of domination they scored twice.

On 70 minutes Burton equalised and seven minutes later Burton completed the turnaround when their second goal put them into a 2-1 lead.  

On 83 minutes, to keep Notts in the game, Joe Searson pulled off a great save when he deflected a fierce shot onto the post, and then calmly collected the rebound.  

With time running out, 90 minutes were already showing on the clock, Notts were awarded a free kick on the edge of the Burton penalty area which was loudly disputed by the Burton supporters.

Despite the Burton wall, skipper Dominic Brownhill stepped up and hit the perfect free-kick with the ball entering the net off the far post.

Burton had one final visit to the opposite end of the pitch before the final whistle was blown.

Both teams throughout the game tried hard to get the ball down and played some good football - an absolute pleasure to watch them.  

Full-time: Notts County 2-2 Burton Albion

Team:

Joe Searson
James Anstey
Jordon Richards
George McCartney
Declan Dunn
Dominic Brownhill (c)
Nathan Cobain
Sam Osborne
Tamar Clayton-Naute
Alex Howes
Harry Gibbons

Subs:

Edwin Towers - on for Harry Gibbons on 63 minutes
Curtis Hall
Louis Robinson - on for Alex Howes on 77 minutes
Remaye Campbell on for Tamar Clayton-Naute on 69 minutes

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