Morecambe vs Salford City, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Morecambe

25': Michael Mellon

FT
1 - 0

Salford City

90'+5': Matthew Lund

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Morecambe are hosting Salford City at Mazuma Mobile Stadium, Blackpool, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Delay in match because of an injury Ossama Ashley (Salford City).
1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
3': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Kevin Berkoe.
4': Attempt blocked. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eli King with a headed pass.
4': Connor McLennan (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Donald Love (Morecambe).
5': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Donald Love.
7': Foul by JJ McKiernan (Morecambe).
7': Kevin Berkoe (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Connor McLennan (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Adam Mayor (Morecambe).
12': Attempt blocked. Conor McAleny (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Berkoe.
12': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Salford City).
12': Michael Mellon (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12': Attempt blocked. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eli King.
12': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Curtis Tilt.
13': Attempt missed. Tom Bloxham (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Mellon with a headed pass.
16': Adrian Mariappa (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Michael Mellon (Morecambe).
17': Attempt saved. Conor McAleny (Salford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor McLennan.
24': Foul by Connor McLennan (Salford City).
24': Joel Senior (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Goal! Morecambe 1, Salford City 0. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Mayor with a cross.
27': Curtis Tilt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Michael Mellon (Morecambe).
28': Attempt missed. Tom Bloxham (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eli King.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Curtis Tilt (Salford City).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Attempt saved. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Mayor with a headed pass.
33': Adam Mayor (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Luke Bolton (Salford City).
34': Foul by Conor McAleny (Salford City).
34': Tom Bloxham (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Donald Love (Morecambe).
38': Attempt missed. Conor McAleny (Salford City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Connor McLennan with a cross following a set piece situation.
39': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Luke Bolton.
40': Foul by Michael Mellon (Morecambe).
40': Ossama Ashley (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by JJ McKiernan (Morecambe).
42': Kevin Berkoe (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Connor McLennan (Salford City).
42': Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Delay in match (Salford City).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Attempt saved. JJ McKiernan (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45': Conor McAleny (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Michael Mellon (Morecambe).
45'+2': Connor McLennan (Salford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Foul by Eli King (Morecambe).
45'+4': Foul by Ossama Ashley (Salford City).
45'+4': Yann Songo'o (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Luke Bolton.
45'+6': First Half ends, Morecambe 1, Salford City 0.
45': Second Half begins Morecambe 1, Salford City 0.
48': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Connor McLennan.
48': Attempt missed. Yann Songo'o (Morecambe) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Donald Love with a cross following a corner.
50': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Adam Mayor.
50': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Ryan Watson.
52': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Curtis Tilt.
54': Attempt saved. Matt Smith (Salford City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Bolton with a cross.
54': Attempt missed. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
57': Attempt saved. Joel Senior (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann Songo'o.
58': Substitution, Salford City. Theo Vassell replaces Connor McLennan.
59': Substitution, Salford City. Matthew Lund replaces Ossama Ashley.
60': Attempt blocked. Ryan Watson (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Vassell.
60': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Yann Songo'o.
63': Foul by Theo Vassell (Salford City).
63': Michael Mellon (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Adam Mayor (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Luke Bolton (Salford City).
69': Foul by Joel Senior (Morecambe).
69': Luke Bolton (Salford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Curtis Tilt (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Foul by Michael Mellon (Morecambe).
71': Attempt blocked. Curtis Tilt (Salford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrian Mariappa.
77': Substitution, Morecambe. Jacob Davenport replaces Eli King.
77': Substitution, Morecambe. Jordan Slew replaces Tom Bloxham.
77': Substitution, Morecambe. Jake Taylor replaces JJ McKiernan.
80': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Conor McAleny.
80': Foul by Yann Songo'o (Morecambe).
80': Theo Vassell (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Curtis Tilt (Salford City).
83': Yann Songo'o (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Substitution, Salford City. Marcus Dackers replaces Conor McAleny.
84': Callum Hendry (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Jake Taylor (Morecambe).
85': Foul by Luke Bolton (Salford City).
85': Joel Senior (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt saved. Jordan Slew (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Mayor.
89': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Kevin Berkoe.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Marcus Dackers (Salford City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Berkoe with a cross.
90'+4': Foul by Matthew Lund (Salford City).
90'+4': Jacob Davenport (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Matthew Lund (Salford City) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Morecambe 1, Salford City 0.
0': Match ends, Morecambe 1, Salford City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 3,458

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Walsall	14	+6	26
2	Swindon Town	14	+5	26
3	Salford City	14	+2	25
4	Milton Keynes Dons	14	+12	24

Full Table

Line-Ups

Morecambe (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Stuart Moore (GK)
4	Jacob Bedeau
22	James Connolly
12	Joel Senior
2	Donald Love
10	Jj Mckiernan
8	Eli King
6	Yann Songo'o
9	Michael Mellon
11	Adam Major
7	Tom Bloxham

Morecambe Substitutes:

Cameron Smith, Jake Taylor, Jordan Slew, David Tutonda, Adam Smith, Chris Stokes, Jacob Davenport.

Salford City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Alex Cairns (GK)
16	Curtis Tilt
5	Adrian Mariappa
23	Kevin Berkoe
24	Luke Bolton
7	Ryan Watson
4	Ossama Ashley
18	Conor McAleny
11	Connor Mclennan
9	Callum Hendry
17	Matt Smith

Salford City Substitutes:

Matthew Lund, Joe Wright, Liam Humbles, Marcus Dackers, Theo Vassell, Tosin Olopade, Alfie Henderson.

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