Accrington Stanley defeat Morecambe in a hard-fought game
Accrington, Lancashire – Accrington Stanley secured a 3-1 victory over Morecambe in an exciting League Two match at the Wham Stadium. The game was marked by two early goals from Accrington Stanley, one from the penalty spot and the other from open play, which gave the home side the advantage. Later, Morecambe managed to close the gap with a goal in the final quarter-hour, but they could not prevent defeat.
The first goal came in the 36th minute when D. Costelloe converted a penalty after a foul on an Accrington Stanley player. Just nine minutes later, Costelloe scored again, this time with a shot inside the box after a pass from S. Conneely.
Morecambe tried to react and had some chances to score, but they failed to trouble the Accrington Stanley goalkeeper. In the 86th minute, B. Tollitt scored the consolation goal for Morecambe, but time was not enough to achieve the comeback.
The match was characterized by intensity and the fight for ball control. Accrington Stanley had more possession (55%) and more shots on target (4), while Morecambe had more total shots (8). Both teams committed several fouls, indicating the competitiveness of the encounter.
Accrington Stanley had a good performance, with two goals and good control of the game, while Morecambe showed a combative attitude but it was not enough to achieve victory.
Substitutions morecambe: at minute 58 H. Hope came in and Y. Songo’o went out., at minute 58 H. Macadam came in and D. Tutonda went out., at minute 76 J. Slew came in and C. Jones went out., at minute 82 C. Brown came in and L. Hendrie went out.
Substitutions accrington st: at minute 90 T. Walton came in and D. Costelloe went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Accrington ST
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