Boco bags win
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE STANLEY........................... 2 BLACKPOOL ..................... 1 SHELDAN KEAY
TWO extremely late goals from substitute Rommy Boco helped Accrington Stanley come from behind and pick up a victory over Blackpool at the Wham Stadium.
Boco scored a penalty for the Reds in the 89th minute, before finding the net again in the fourth minute of stoppage time to hand his side the win.
Stanley have now climbed into the play-off places after their victory over Blackpool, sitting in seventh place.
Blackpool went close on a couple of occasions in the opening stages of the game, with Elliot Parish keeping out an effort from Jamille Matt, before then making a good save to deny Brad Potts.
The Reds were unable to be as threatening with their chances, as Terry Gornell, Sean McConville and Scott Brown all failed to get shots on target.
Stanley thought they had taken the lead on the half hour mark when McConville had the ball in the net, but the linesman had already flagged for offside and ruled out the effort.
Accrington looked to be the better side as the match approached the interval, but they were still struggling to seriously test Sam Slocombe in the Blackpool goal.
Seamus Conneely fired one over the crossbar, then Terry Gornell sent a header wide after getting on the end of Zak Vyner’s cross.
Blackpool had the last chance as the first half ended, as Andy Taylor’s corner was headed wide by Potts.
Both teams had efforts on target at the start of the second half, resulting in both goalkeepers having to make smart saves.
Just like Accrington in the first half, Blackpool had a goal disallowed when Tom Aldred’s header appeared to deflect off a player in an offside position before going in.
The best chance of the game so far then fell to McConville, as his goalbound shot was superbly kept out by a terrific one handed save from Slocombe.
Gary Taylor-Fletcher came off the bench and headed wide, while Jordan Clark forced another save from the Blackpool keeper.
Accrington looked like the only team who would score, but Blackpool had other ideas as they took the lead with less than 10 minutes to go.
Accrington looked like the only team who’d score, but Blackpool had other ideas
The visitors were awarded a free kick in a dangerous position, allowing substitute Michael Cain to curl a 20-yard free-kick around the wall and into the bottom corner to make it 1-0.
Blackpool nearly doubled their lead moments later, as Parish was needed to make a point-blank save to deny Potts.
That save proved to be vital, as Stanley were then given the chance to level things up when they were awarded a penalty.
Boco was judged to have been pushed over in the box, before dusting himself off and slotting the spot kick home himself to equalise. He wasn’t done there, as in the dying seconds of the game he got on the end of McConville’s cross to tap home the winner and make it 2-1. That turned out to be enough, with Boco’s goals earning his side a dramatic three points.