A late Aaaron O'Connor brace helped Rushden & Diamonds beat Salisbury in a dramatic finish.

The home side dominated play in the first half but they could not beat Nathan Abbey in the Rushden goal.

Paul Terry's sweetly struck shot from 18 yards finally broke the deadlock with 10 minutes left, before O'Connor's close-range header made it two.

Salisbury's Darrell Clarke then pounced inside the box, but a low drive from O'Connor secured Rushden the points.

The result means Salisbury drop down to 18th in the table while Rushden maintain their play-off push in seventh.

Salisbury:

Bittner, Clohessy, Turley, Tafazolli, Ruddick, Brown (Flood 59), Clarke, Anderson, O'Hara (Sinclair 70), Tubbs, Gray (Webb 80).
Subs Not Used: Cox, Toby Osman.

Booked: Bittner.

Goals: Clarke 90.

Rushden & D'monds: Abbey, Corcoran (Downer 70), Osano, Stuart, Robinson, Byrne, Terry, Porter, Pattison (Cousins 66), Farrell (O'Connor 82), Akurang.
Subs Not Used: Roberts, McNamara.

Booked: Akurang, Corcoran, Abbey.

Goals: Terry 79, O'Connor 83, 90.

Att: 840.

Ref: Robbie Martin (England).

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