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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The New Meadow
  • Attendance: 7707
  • Referee: Woolmer, K

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

86mins

Dave Hibbert takes a penalty for Shrewsbury and scores!.

81mins

Ben Davies is booked for unsporting behaviour.

79mins

Liam Dickinson is replaced by Anthony Elding.

77mins

The referee has booked Anthony Pilkington.

76mins

Goal!! Shrewsbury have scored with Ben Davies putting it in the back of the net.

72mins

Goal!! Stockport have scored with Anthony Pilkington putting it in the back of the net.

71mins

Darren Moss is replaced by Chris Humphrey.

66mins

Adam Proudlock is being taken off, Paul Tierney has come on in his place.

57mins

Shrewsbury are replacing David Hunt with Neil Ashton.

55mins

The referee has booked David Hunt.

46mins

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

46mins

Andy Cooke is being taken off, Marc Pugh has come on in his place.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

32mins

Stockport are replacing David Poole with James Tunnicliffe.

29mins

It's red. He's off. Michael Raynes has been sent off (later rescinded by the FA).

22mins

Goal!! Andy Cooke scores for Shrewsbury.

16mins

Gareth Owen goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

15mins

The referee has booked Marc Tierney.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Shrewsbury Town maintained their push for a League Two play-off place with a 3-1 home win over visiting Stockport County.

The home side ultimately ran out comfortable winners, but often made hard work in disposing of Stockport, who played two thirds of the match with ten men following the 29th minute dismissal of central defender Michael Raynes for a foul on Marc Tierney.

By that time Shrewsbury had taken the lead through fit-again striker Andy Cooke - starting his first game since the opening day of the season - but a spirited Hatters comeback saw them draw level on 74 minutes with a fine Anthony Pilkington goal.

Their joy, however, was short-lived as Ben Davies scored for the third successive game to restore Shrewsbury's lead, with the outcome put beyond all doubt with a Dave Hibbert penalty four minutes from time.

When the teams met back on New Year's Day Shrewsbury had run out 4-2 winners with Cooke grabbing a hat-trick - in fact he scored hat-tricks home and away against Stockport last term - and with the Stockport defence and particularly goalkeeper Conrad Logan starting the match in nervous fashion an early Shrewsbury goal always looked likely.

The visitors managed to survive until the 22nd minute when Cooke rose unmarked to head home a Davies free-kick from six yards.

With the sending-off of Raynes Stockport's mountain became even higher, but they managed to keep Town at bay without being able to seriously threaten the home goal.

When Stockport substitute Paul Tierney took to the field on 68 minutes, he was in direct opposition to brother Marc in the Shrewsbury line-up and on 74 minutes things were all square as Pilkington scored an excellent individual goal, netting with a superb angled drive.

But within three minutes the Shrews were back in front when Davies nodded home six yards to notch his fourth goal of the season.

On 86 minutes Hibbert wrapped up the points, converting from the penalty spot after Town skipper Stewart Drummond had been brought down by Gareth Owen.

Shrewsbury Town Team

Stockport County Team

Shrewsbury Town

Stockport County

Corners

83

Fouls

2014

Goal attempts

163

Shots off target

80

Offsides

02

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