Next, with defenders once again left trailing in his wake, Di Maria again found Cardozo at the far post, and this time the Paraguayan star scored with his head.
The former Manchester City striker took a Crosas pass and drove down the right flank, leaving centre-back Frazer Wright trailing in his wake before cutting in to the box and drilling the ball past Combe.
But while that incident is the stand-out memory from the Diouf-Brown duel, it was a confrontation that ebbed and flowed throughout the match, with Diouf on at least a couple of occasions leaving Brown trailing in his wake with some deft touches.