LEAGUE TWO
EXETER 1 SWINDON 1
SWINDON boss Richie Wellens felt his side should have had a crucial penalty in the top-of-the-table clash at Exeter. He said: ‘Lloyd Isgrove was about to shoot and was pushed in the back.’ Matt Jay put Exeter ahead before Eoin Doyle levelled.
NEWPORT 1 PLYMOUTH 0
NEWPORT’S unbeaten start to the league season continued thanks to Kyle Howkins’ late header, to the delight of boss Michael Flynn. He said: ‘It was a great header. We challenged him because he should be scoring a lot more.’
SCUNTHORPE 2 CRAWLEY 2
NATHAN FERGUSON’S late header earned Crawley a point. Bez Lubala had put thje visitors in from before Rory McArdle and Matthew Lund struck to put Scunthorpe in front.
CREWE 1 WALSALL 0
DAVE ARTELL was full of praise for Crewe’s resolve as they survived Olly Lancashire’s late red card to win, sauing: ‘It was a proper ground-out 1-0 win.’ Veteran defender Eddie Nolan got the only goal.
LEYTON ORIENT 0 STEVENAGE 0
STEVENAGE manager Dino Maamria felt his side were robbed. He said: ‘It must be the first time the referee and linesman both give the penalty and then change their minds.’
CARLISLE 0 MANSFIELD 2
FIRST-HALF goals from Danny Rose, his third in three games, and strike partner Nicky Maynard, earned Mansfield their first three points of the season with a fine away victory over Carlisle at Brunton Park.
MORECAMBE 0 CHELTENHAM 0
MORECAMBE manager Jim Bentley did not hold back after this bore draw. ‘I think that has to be in the top three of worst games I have ever been involved in,’ he said.
BRADFORD 3 OLDHAM 0
GOALS from skipper James Vaughan, Clayton Donaldson and Sean Scannell gave relegated Bradford City their first win of the new season with an emphatic home victory over Oldham Athletic.
SALFORD 1 PORT VALE 1
PORT VALE thought they had won it in the 82nd minute when sub Richie Bennett fired home, but Jake Beesley, who had also come off the bench, struck in added time to salvage a point.
NORTHAMPTON 1 MACCLESFIELD 2
THEO ARCHIBALD scored a last-minute winner as Macclesfield’s first game since losing Sol Campbell ended in victory. Ben Stephens put them ahead before Jordan Turnbull equalised for Northampton.
FOREST GREEN 1 GRIMSBY 0
FOREST GREEN substitute Junior Mondal maintained Mark Cooper’s side’s unbeaten start to the season with a secondhalf winner in a dogged victory over Grimsby Town.
COLCHESTER 1 CAMBRIDGE 2
SUBSTITUTE Harry Darling grabbed a late winner as Cambridge United came from behind to win. Luke Norris’s penalty put Colchester in front, but Marc Richards levelled and Darling had the final word.