- Forbes (21), Forbes (57)
- Twiss (63), O'Carroll (81), Hunter (90)
- Date:2009-02-24
- Kick-off:19:45
- Venue:Blundell Park
- Attendance:2644
- Referee:Sarginson, C
Live Commentary
90mins
That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
90mins
Goal!! Garry Hunter scores for Morecambe.
82mins
Mark Duffy is booked for unsporting behaviour.
81mins
Goal!! Diarmuid O'Carroll scores for Morecambe.
74mins
Neil Wainwright is being taken off, Aaron Taylor has come on in his place.
69mins
Adrian Forbes is being taken off, Peter Bore has come on in his place.
63mins
Goal!! Michael Twiss scores for Morecambe.
58mins
Adam Yates is replaced by Mark Duffy.
57mins
Goal!! Adrian Forbes scores for Grimsby.
55mins
The referee has booked Michael Twiss.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.
45mins
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
41mins
It's red. He's off. Chris Llewellyn has been sent off.
21mins
Goal!! Grimsby have scored with Adrian Forbes putting it in the back of the net.
0mins
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
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Match Report
Grimsby's Football League future is under real threat after this latest defeat which was a real kick in the teeth.
Down to ten men they took a 2-0 lead just before the hour mark but then contrived to throw it all away with the winner a fantastic goal in the final minute.
Grimsby, who freshened their side up, started full of running and striker Nathan Jarman hit the post on 14 minutes.
They took a deserved lead on 21 minutes when striker Adrian Forbes took a fine throughball from JP Kalala.
The turning point came five minutes before half-time when Grimsby striker Chris Llewellyn was sent off for a two-footed lunge.
But remarkably Grimsby took a 2-0 lead on 57 minutes with Forbes finishing well from Nick Hegarty's low cross.
But Morecambe got back into the game five minutes later when a Neil Wainwright cross was headed in by Michael Twiss.
Morecambe poured men forward against the ten men but Grimsby were still leading with ten minutes left.
Then striker Diarmuid O'Carroll prodded the ball in to make it 2-2.
And that looked the likely outcome until a corner routine caught out Grimsby with Twiss laying the ball back to Garry Hunter at the edge of the box. He hit a superb half-volley into the top corner which was fit to win any game.
The loss made it seven games without a win for Grimsby while Morecambe are now unbeaten in seven matches - their best run since they joined the League.
Morecambe Team
Grimsby Town | Morecambe |
Corners
| 7 | 7 |
Fouls
| 8 | 17 |
Goal attempts
| 12 | 11 |
Shots off target
| 4 | 5 |
Offsides
| 6 | 4 |