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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Christie Park
  • Attendance: 1634
  • Referee: Jones, M

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

84mins

Wayne Curtis is replaced by Paul Lloyd.

79mins

Ben Davies is being taken off, James Constable has come on in his place.

79mins

Morecambe are replacing Jon Newby with Simon Grand.

74mins

The referee has booked Craig Stanley.

73mins

Ben Herd goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

73mins

The referee has booked Matthew Blinkhorn.

70mins

The referee has booked Marc Pugh.

70mins

Goal!! Marc Pugh scores for Shrewsbury.

63mins

Steven Leslie is being taken off, Chris Humphrey has come on in his place.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by M Jones

32mins

Stewart Drummond is being taken off, Garry Hunter has come on in his place.

32mins

Goal!! Morecambe have scored with Carl Baker putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

It's 7:45pm on Tuesday, April 8th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Shrewsbury substitute James Constable wasted two glorious late chances to give his side their first victory in 15 games in this entertaining draw.

The former Kidderminster striker first headed wide in front of an open goal and then blazed an injury time shot over the bar as he looked a sure bet to seal the three points after being put through on goal.

The draw means the Shrews are still looking over the shoulder as their slump continues but at least new boss Simpson can be pleased with the way his side fought back from a goal down.

Carl Baker had given the home side the lead with a superb 32nd minute free kick - his tenth goal of the season but first since January.

Morecambe then came close to extending their advantage early in the second half as Matty Blinkhorn and then Henry McStay smacked volleys against the crossbar with Scott Bevan beaten.

After the reprieve Shrewsbury came back strongly and thought they had levelled on 63 minutes when Dave Hibbert found the net from close range, only to see his effort ruled out for offside.

But, to their credit, Shrewsbury continued to push forward and received their reward 20 minutes from time when Hibbert took advantage of Jim Bentley's misjudgement to cross for Marc Pugh to score from close range.

The game then swung from end to end as both sides pushed for a winner.

Bevan did well to save from Baker and then Paul Lloyd before substitute Constable contrived to miss his two glorious opportunities.

Morecambe Team

Shrewsbury Town Team

Morecambe

Shrewsbury Town

Corners

67

Fouls

1310

Goal attempts

1617

Shots off target

410

Offsides

42

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