LEAGUE TWO
WALSALL 0 MORECAMBE 2
COLE STOCKTON and Yann Songo’o were on target to keep Morecambe in the mix for a top-three place. Boss Derek Adams said: ‘It was a fantastic performance. We came away with a clean sheet despite being without seven players.’
BRADFORD 0 SCUNTHORPE 0
SCUNTHORPE earned the point they needed to banish any lingering fears of relegation. Manager Neil Cox paid tribute to his players. ‘We put our bodies on the line,’ he said. ‘We didn’t know what was going on elsewhere.’
L ORIENT 2 CARLISLE 3
JON MELLISH and Lewis Alessandra (penalty), George Tanner and won it for Chris Beech’s Carlisle. The boss said: ‘I think the game epitomised the whole season’. Conor Wilkinson and Dan Kemp had put Orient 2-1 up at one stage.
STEVENAGE 3 CRAWLEY 3
JACK POWELL’S late goal added to George Francomb’s strike and Terence Vancooten’s own goal salvaged a draw for Crawley. Luke Norris (two, one pen) and Arthur Read replied for Alex Revell’s Stevenage.
NEWPORT 1 CHELTENHAM 0
JOSS LABADIE scored the only goal as play-off chasing Newport thwarted Michael Duff’s Cheltenham’s bid to clinch the title. However, the manager has pledged they won’t miss fire a second time. ‘We had two chances to win the league and we’ve failed in one of them,’ he said. ‘There will be no excuses next week.’
County boss Michael Flynn added: ‘I thought it was an excellent performance and we got a great start with a great strike from Joss Labadie.’
BOLTON 1 EXETER 2
PIERCE SWEENEY’S stoppagetime goal for Exeter left Bolton with work to do to clinch automatic promotion.
Gethin Jones had given the hosts the lead, before Randell Williams levelled.
Bolton could face a Football League probe after disturbing scenes at the end of the game.
Officials and stewards couldn’t prevent several groups of fans getting into the ground within minutes of Sweeney’s winner. Manager Ian Evatt said: ‘I am not really aware of what went on so I am not going to comment.’
FOREST GREEN 2 TRANMERE 1
A JOSH DAVISON strike and an Aaron Collins’ penalty pushed 10-men Forest Green into the play-offs. Interim boss Jimmy Ball called his side ‘world-class’. Keiron Morris hit a late goal for Tranmere, while Ebou Adams saw red for Rovers.
COLCHESTER 1 SALFORD 0
JOSH BOHUI’S first-ever league goal helped Colchester beat nine-man Salford. United’s interim head coach Hayden Mullins said: ‘It’s tough playing under pressure.’ Di’Shon Bernard and Ash Hunter saw red for Gary Bowyer’s visitors.
GRIMSBY 1 PORT VALE 0
MATT GREEN’S goal was enough to end Port Vale’s nine-game unbeaten run. The visitors’ manager Darrell Clarke said: ‘We didn’t take our chances. It’s a very, very frustrating afternoon for us. But I’m not going to be too critical of my players.’
MANSFIELD 4 OLDHAM 1
GEORGE LAPSLIE’S double and further goals from Tyrese Sinclair and Jamie Reid saw Mansfield leapfrog Keith Curle’s Oldham. Zak Dearnley rolled the ball home for the visitors’ consolation.