Barnes off mark against Mariners

11 August 2009 22:38
The opener came in the 32nd minute against the run of play when Paul McLaren headed in after his initial shot had been blocked by goalkeeper Nick Colgan.[LNB]Tranmere had rarely threatened up to that stage but found themselves two up five minutes later. Ian Thomas-Moore made no mistake with a penalty dubiously awarded for a trip by Joe Widdowson on Craig Curran.[LNB]It became 3-0 on 40 minutes, with Curran the marksman this time as he turned in an Ian Goodison cross.[LNB]At the other end Nick Hegarty brought a fine reaction save from home keeper Luke Daniels after 21 minutes and saw two other efforts deflected for corners.[LNB]Grimsby never threw in the towel with Adam Proudlock and Danny North twice going close after half-time, but John Welsh brought a good save from Colgan before substitute Gareth Edds headed a fourth from a Chris Shuker corner after 72 minutes.[LNB][LNB]

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