Soccer
Burton skipper Curtis Tilt rescues point late on in draw with Cambridge
Burton skipper Curtis Tilt rescued a point with a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Cambridge.
Tilt bundled home Charlie Webster’s near-post free-kick in the last minute of normal time just when it looked like Gassan Ahadme’s double would seal the points for Cambridge.
Both sides came into the game in good form, and it was Albion that got the breakthrough after 19 minutes.
Debutant Raphael Borges Rodrigues, on loan from Coventry, turned sharply on the edge of the box and saw his shot thump against a post but the ball fell kindly for Finn Delap to score for the second weekend running.
Cambridge pressed Albion to good effect and built up a spell of pressure that ultimately yielded the equaliser just before the break.
Burton failed to clear their lines effectively and Owen Moxon delivered the ball right onto the head of Ahadme, the former Burton striker making no mistake with his header.
Substitute Sullay Kaikai was inches away from giving United the lead after 65 minutes, racing through and attempting to lob Corey Addai only for the ball to land on the roof of the net.
Soon after Ahadme had his and Cambridge’s second. Zak Bradshaw won possession and crossed to give the striker a simple tap-in.
But Albion kept going to grab a point, with Cambridge boss Neil Harris shown a red card for his protests as United claimed a handball as the equaliser went in.
