Source: FOOTYMAD
Two Review - March 20th
Here's the weekly round up of the weekend action around League Two. Rochdale had to come from behind to clinch the points in their local derby against Accrington Stanley at Livingstone Road. Symes and Miles had given Stanley a 2-goal lead with strikes in the 61st and 65th minutes only to see the League leaders hit back through Jones (67th and 72nd mins), O'Grady (83rd min) and Higginbotham (95th min). The win sees Dale open up an 11 point gap at the top with 10 matches remaining. Accrington Stanley 12th, Rochdale 1st. Notts County slipped up to 2nd in the table following a slender 1-goal win over Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road. Edwards scored the winner in the 51st minute. Crewe Alexandra 15th, Notts County 2nd. AFC Bournemouth are in danger of slipping in to the play-offs following a 3-2 defeat against struggling Grimsby Town at Blundell Park. Devitt gave Town the lead in the 27th minute, with Bradbury levelling for the Cherries in the 42nd minute. Coulson restored the home sides advantage in the 61st minute only to see Feeney level a minute later. Chambers scored the winner in the 91st minute. The result leavers the Mariners 4-points adrift of safety. Grimsby Town 23rd, AFC Bournemouth 3rd. Rotherham United edged Bury in a 1-0 win at The Don Valley Stadium. Walker scored the winner in the 80th minute to claim the points. Rotherham United 4th, Bury 6th. Last weekend both Burton Albion and Chesterfield leaked a hat full of goals between them. This weekend, they managed to share just 4-goals. Demontagnac gave the Spirites the lead in the 34th minute at The Pirelli Stadium, with Penn levelling 5 minutes before the break. Boden restored the advantage for the visitors in the 61st minute only to see Pearson level for the home side in the 95th minute. Burton Albion 14th, Chesterfield 5th. Northampton Town are still on course for a play-off place following a 2-0 win over Morecambe at Sixfields. Davis gave the Cobblers the lead in the 2nd minute, with Gilligan doubling the advantage in the 51st minute. Northampton Town 7th, Morecambe 13th. Dagenham & Redbridge had to come from behind to claim the points against Macclesfield to keep their play-off ambitions alive. Bell had given the Silkmen the lead in the 33rd minute, only to see Green level in the 51st minute with Ogogo and green making sure of the points in the 71st and 87th minutes. Dagenham & Redbridge 8th, Macclesfield 20th. Shrewsbury Town appear to be doing their best NOT to make the play-offs with an untimely dip in fortunes. Aldershot Town dented their end of season dreams with a 2-0 win at the Recreation Ground. Bozanic gave the Shots the lead in the 29th minute with Morgan making sure of the points in the 74th minute. Shrewsbury Town 9th, Aldershot Town 10th. Port Vale didn't help their play-off cause by dropping points against lowly Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road. McCombe gave Vale the lead in the 8th minute, with Elito levelling in the 40th. Cheltenham Town 21st, Port Vale 11th. Hereford United claimed the points against Bradford City at Edgar Street. Manset gave the Bulls the lead in the 33rd minute, with Jervis making sure of the points with the home sides second goal in the 81st minute. Hereford United 19th, Bradford City 16th. Lincoln City managed to hold on to 3-vital points in a 5-goal thriller at Plainmoor, leaving Torquay United looking over their shoulders. Somma gave City the lead in the 9th minute only to see Wroe level in the 29th minute. Hughton and Somma virtually wrapped up the points with strikes in the 53rd and 57th minutes. Zebroski set up an interesting finish with a strike in the 76th minute, but it wasn't enough to inspire the comeback for the Gulls. Torquay United 21st, Lincoln City 17th. Surely the nail is in the coffin on Darlington's league status for the time being? Their latest defeat came against Barnet at The Arena as the north London side ran out 2-1 winners. Livermore and Adomah gave the visitors a 2-goal lead with goals in the 23rd and 32nd minutes. Darlo's consolation came via an own goal through Breen in the 57th minute. The result leaves Darlo (effectively) 20-points adrift of safety with 12 matches left. Darlington 24th, Barnet 18th.
