Morecambe 2-1 Macclesfield Town: result and report
League Two · Saturday 22 September 2018
Result
Morecambe 2-1 Macclesfield Town
League Two · Saturday 22 September 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Morecambe 2-1 Macclesfield Town: match report
Morecambe won against Macclesfield Town 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 22 September 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.
AJ Leitch-Smith opened the scoring in the 61st minute. Morecambe's goals came from AJ Leitch-Smith (61') and Andrew Fleming (77'). Macclesfield Town scored through Danny Whitaker (72').
Discipline: Morecambe received 1 yellow card; Macclesfield Town received no yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Morecambe were 22nd on 3 points from 8 and Macclesfield Town 23rd on 2 points from 8. Morecambe went on to finish that season 18th with 54 points, and Macclesfield Town 22nd with 44.
Going into the match Morecambe's last five read L-L-L-L-W and Macclesfield Town's L-L-L-D-D.
Key events
- 23'Yellow card · Sam Lavelle
- 38'Red card · M. Rose
- 61'Goal · AJ Leitch-Smith
- 72'Goal · Danny Whitaker
- 77'Goal · Andrew Fleming
Team news
Morecambe line-up
Barry Roche, Zak Mills, Luke Conlan, Alex Kenyon, Josef Yarney, Sam Lavelle, Liam Mandeville, Andrew Fleming, AJ Leitch-Smith, Aaron Wildig, Rhys Oates
Macclesfield Town line-up
Kieran O'Hara, James Pearson, David Fitzpatrick, Danny Whitaker, Fiacre Kelleher, Jamie Grimes, Michael Rose, Callum Evans, Tyrone Marsh, Malachi Napa, Nathan Blissett