Tyler Onyango features as Burton suffer EFL Trophy quarterfinal exit

Kenyan midfielder Tyler Onyango was trusted with a start as his Burton Albion side were bundled out of the English Football League (EFL) Trophy following a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Accrington Stanley.The EFL Trophy is an annual knockout competition open to all clubs in League One and League Two, with the addition of 16 under-21 teams from Premier League and Championship clubs.Kiongera urges former players to enroll for coaching classesBurton arrived into the quarter finals after edging Tranmere Rovers 2-1 in the Round of 16 while Accrington also got past Grimsby courtesy of a 1-0 score line to set up a tie with Burton.Onyango’s side had a perfect start to the game and took just seven minutes to open the scoring through Adedeji Oshilaja who was set up by former Manchester United defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.##NAJAVA_MECA_6886040##Accrington however recovered from the poor start to the game and leveled matters in the 20th minute through Harvey Rodgers for his fifth goal of the season in all competitions.Burton needed only three minutes to regain their slender one goal advantage that came courtesy of an own goal from Douglas Tharme who was unfortunate to turn the ball into his own net.Two late first half goals from Joe Pritchard and Tommy Leigh saw Accrington head into the break with a 3-2 lead as Pritchard turned provider for the final goal.New kid on Bandari’s blocks dreams big after league debutAccrington put the game to bed in the 68th minute when Rodgers grabbed his brace with Ayunga being rested for Ciaran Gilligan in the 76th minute.Burton could not find a way back into the tie as Accrington sailed to the semis.

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