LEAGUE TWO
GRIMSBY 1 DONCASTER 5
DARREN FERGUSON hailed his hat-trick hero John Marquis as ‘outstanding’ as Rovers closed in on promotion. Andy Williams and Alfie May also scored after Sam Jones put Grimsby ahead.
YEOVIL 0 CARLISLE 2
GOALS from John O’Sullivan and Reggie Lambe ended Carlisle’s seven-game winless run. ‘I had a feeling our first win was going to be scruffy,’ said boss Keith Curle. Ben Whitfield saw red for Yeovil.
CHELTENHAM 3 MORECAMBE 1
GOALS from Harry Pell (two) and Danny Wright (penalty) saw off Morecambe, who were left to rue Michael Rose’s penalty miss at 0-0. Emmanuel Onariase’s own goal was mere consolation.
STEVENAGE 1 BARNET 0
A TOM PETT strike was enough to seal promotion-chasing Stevenage an eighth straight home win, despite both sides missing chances. Boss Darren Sarll said: ‘I told them “you have a lovely habit. You know how to win”.’
CREWE 1 CAMBRIDGE 2
LUKE BERRY scored either side of Leon Legge’s own goal to keep alive Cambridge’s play-off hopes. Boss Shaun Derry, who saw Paul Lewis sent off, said: ‘It was a strong performance.’
PLYMOUTH 0 ACCRINGTON 1
JORDAN CLARK’S early goal extended Accrington’s unbeaten run to 12 games. ‘We designed a plan to try to hurt Plymouth and we did,’ said boss John Coleman. Opposite number Derek Adams said: ‘We are out of the title race.’
HARTLEPOOL 0 PORTSMOUTH 2
KAL NAISMITH and Gary Roberts grabbed the goals as Portsmouth consolidated third spot. ‘You have to try to just tick the wins off at this point,’ said assistant Leam Richardson.
NOTTS CO 3 COLCHESTER 1
NOTTS boss Kevin Nolan hailed the ‘most complete’ performance since his arrival. Shola Ameobi bagged a brace after Colchester’s Chris Porter had cancelled out Haydn Hollis’ opener. ‘It was brilliant to watch,’ said Nolan.
LEYTON ORIENT 0 WYCOMBE 2
MATT BLOOMFIELD and Myles Weston capitalised on Tom Parkes’ red card to pile the misery on Orient. Their new manager Omer Riza said: ‘The sending off changed things.’
NEWPORT 1 CRAWLEY 0
A WONDER goal from Mickey Demetriou kept alive Newport’s survival hopes. ‘The players have to keep up the same effort,’ said boss Michael Flynn. Joss Labadie and Josh Yorwerth were sent off for either side after an altercation.
LUTON 1 BLACKPOOL 0
A DRAMATIC stoppage-time winner from Ollie Palmer saw Luton grab a crucial win over their play-off rivals. Home boss Nathan Jones said: ‘We showed we’re built of stern stuff.’
MANSFIELD 1 EXETER 2
TWO late goals from Ryan Harley and Reuben Reid (penalty) saw Exeter steal victory after Malvind Benning’s first-half opener. ‘It was gut-wrenching,’ admitted Mansfield boss Steve Evans. ‘We deserved to win the game.’