Kick-off: 19:45
Venue: The Moss Rose Ground
Attendance: 1715
Referee: Lee, R

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

84 mins

Stephen Brogan is being taken off, Sam Duncum has come on in his place.

83 mins

Macclesfield are replacing Martin Gritton with Gareth Evans.

82 mins

Macclesfield are replacing Levi Reid with Simon Wiles.

63 mins

The referee has booked Terry Dunfield.

61 mins

Goal!! Martin Gritton scores for Macclesfield.

46 mins

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

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

21 mins

Martin Gritton goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

18 mins

Luke Dimech is booked for unsporting behaviour.

13 mins

Goal!! Derek Holmes scores for Rotherham.

3 mins

Danny Harrison goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

It's 7:45pm on Tuesday, October 2nd, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Macclesfield Town came from behind to record their sixth draw of the season from only nine games against a Rotherham team that seemed equally unable to kill off the opposition.

Neither side will be happy with a point and Macclesfield appeared particularly downcast as they are yet to record a home win.

The Cheshire team dominated the opening exchanges but, as in recent weeks, failed to capitalise on their early dominance.

In the first minute Levi Reid crashed a 20-yard drive inches over the bar. Then in the fourth minute Adam Murray started a move that ended with a brilliant, one handed save by giant 'keeper Andy Warrington.

Macclesfield went to sleep in the 13th minute looking for a foul by Chris O'Grady on Izak Reid. But with the referee playing on, O'Grady picked out the unmarked Derek Holmes who clipped the ball home from eight yards.

Rotherham were desperately unlucky not to extend their lead five minutes later when left-back Stephen Brogan saw a curling 20-yard free kick thump into the upright. Paul Hurst picked up the rebound and lashed it across the six-yard line where it ricocheted off Luke Dimech, going inches past the post.

Macclesfield had a succession of chances after the break with Reid again unerringly too high with a 20-yard drive, before Murray released Danny Thomas who skewed a left-foot shot wide of the post.

Martin Gritton then tried an audatious lob from 30 yards that sailed over the bar and onto the roof of the net.

Target man Gritton was at his best in the 61st minute when he connected powerfully with an inch perfect Kevin McIntyre cross to score the equaliser with a header from six-yards out.

Both sides then huffed and puffed as they searched desperately for an equaliser, but neither could carve out a clear chance and only in the closing stages was Warrington forced to plug a Francis Green drive out of the night sky.

Macclesfield Town Team

Rotherham United Team

Macclesfield Town

Rotherham United

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