Macclesfield Express

Danny’s eager to stretch run of form

- SHELDAN KEAY SHELDAN KEAY

MACCLESFIE­LD Town midfielder Danny Rowe hopes that his side can continue their good form and maintain their winning run over the coming weeks.

The Silkmen made it three victories in a row on Saturday when they defeated Bromley 1-0, with Rowe the man who got the goal during the first half of the match.

It has seen them climb into the play-off places, and the 27-year-

MACCLESFIE­LD Town picked up their third win in the League after Bromley on straight National defeating Saturday.

Danny Rowe got the only goal of the match on 21 minutes to ensure that the Silkmen took all three points at Hayes Lane.

A number of Macclesfie­ld fans made the journey to Bromley to watch their side, and manager John Askey was keen to praise those that were in attendance.

“I want to say a big thank you to those who travelled down to Bromley and made yourselves heard,” he told the club’s official website.

“The players and staff appreciate all of the support that the fans give to the team week in week out.”

Askey made just one change to his starting line-up for the match, with Andy Halls returning after his three match suspension in place of Neil deflected inches over the Byrne. bar.

Macc were lively in the Macclesfie­ld’s defence opening stages of the were doing well to keep game, with Paul Lewis out Bromley, and they going close with a free were required once again kick after just two minon 61 minutes when John utes. McCombe cleared an old is urging his side to points which we The visitors had to be effort off the line after keep up their recent deserve. alert at the other end Blair Turgott had beaten success. “We’ll keep going though, as Craig Ross Ross.

“We keep having and hopefully we can made a couple of early Askey’s men were still good performanc­es but go on a winning run saves to keep out Bromcausin­g problems in not going on the runs from here, that’s what ley. attack though, and they that we should, and like we’re aiming for.” It was Macclesfie­ld nearly put the match you can see with the Rowe joined who made the breakbeyon­d doubt during the performanc­es that Macclesfie­ld back in through midway closing stages when Rowe we’re putting in, we 2013 after impressing through the first half went close. should be putting more on trial, and has gone when Rowe struck in Bromley had a final teams away,” he told on to make over 75 superb fashion. chance to earn themthe club’s official appearance­s for the His long range effort selves a point in the third website. club during that time. flew past the Bromley minute of stoppage time

“We should be He has also played for goalkeeper and into the when they were awarded winning games more the likes of Stockport back of the net to put his a free kick, but the ball convincing than we are County, Northwich side 1-0 up. was curled over the crossbut the main thing is bar.Thatgoalap­pearedtoVi­ctoria and Barrow we are getting the three during his career. give Macc more confiThat turned out to be

dence, and they almost the final action of the

‘The players and staff appreciate all of the support that the fans give to the team week in, week out’

match, with Macc holding on to earn themselves all three points.

MACCLESFIE­LD TEAM:

Ross, Halls, Pilkington, Lewis, McCombe, Hancox, Mackreth, Holroyd (Fitzpatric­k 77’), Whitaker, Norburn (Sampson 64’), Rowe. Subs not used: Branagan, Cowan, Roberts

 ?? Matt Ratcliffe ?? ●● Macc manager John Askey
Matt Ratcliffe ●● Macc manager John Askey
 ?? Conor Molloy ?? ●● Danny Rowe scored the only goal of the game at Bromley on Saturday
Conor Molloy ●● Danny Rowe scored the only goal of the game at Bromley on Saturday

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