Johnstone's Paint Trophy round-up: Wigan hit Blackpool for four
Wednesday 11 November 2015 15:45, UK
Jordy Hiwula scored another Johnstone's Paint Trophy brace as Wigan thrashed Blackpool 4-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Northern Area semi-finals.
The Huddersfield loanee added to his brace in the previous round against Crewe, while Sean Murray and Yanic Wildschut were also on target in the second half at the DW Stadium as the Latics delivered the perfect response to their 4-0 FA Cup first-round defeat at Bury.
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Fleetwood showed cool heads to beat Sheffield United 4-1 on penalties after their Northern Area quarter-final ended goalless at Highbury Stadium.
With nothing to separate the two sides in 90 minutes, it went to the shoot-out where Billy Sharp failed to beat Chris Maxwell from 12 yards and the Blades were eliminated.
Adam Hammill made a fairytale return to Barnsley, scoring a brilliant late winner as the Tykes came from behind to end a dismal six-game losing run to beat visitors York 2-1.
Under-fire Barnsley boss Lee Johnson punched the air in delight as Hammill's stunning 83rd-minute strike flew into the top corner and his decision to bring back the Oakwell hero could well be the catalyst that turns their fortunes around.
It was a different story at half-time though, after Michel Coulson's brilliant free-kick put York ahead, but after Ben Pearson levelled, the stage was set for Hammill to settle the contest.
Paul Mullin's first-half volley proved enough as Morecambe reached the Northern Area semi-finals with a 1-0 win at Rochdale.
Jim Bentley's men had upset the odds to beat Sky Bet League One opposition in the previous round when they surprised Bury at Gigg Lane, and they repeated the trick at Spotland.
The visitors took the lead in the 17th minute when Jamie Devitt's corner was partially cleared but quickly worked back into the box. Mullin showed great improvisation to take the shot first time, volleying inside the near post of Joel Castro Pereira's goal.
Yeovil booked their place in the Southern Area semi-finals with a penalty shootout victory over Gillingham at the Priestfield Stadium.
After both sides converted their first four spot-kicks following a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes, Rory Donnelly fired over for the Gills and Connor Roberts converted to send the League Two strugglers through at the expense of the League One high-flyers.
Harry Cornick's fourth goal of the season had given Yeovil the lead in the 13th minute until the Gills levelled two minutes before the break through Bradley Garmston's curled strike.
Lee Gregory scored a hat-trick as Millwall advanced with a 5-3 win at Plymouth Argyle.
The striker's treble, along with strikes from Mark Beevers and Aiden O'Brien was enough for Neil Harris' side.
Argyle threatened to make a game of the tie at Home Park, with Jake Jervis equalising shortly after Gregory opened the scoring before Graham Carey's 35-yard strike gave the hosts a glimmer of hope.
However, by the time Jervis had notched his second of the evening, the game was over as a contest.
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Results
Fleetwood 0-0 Sheffield United (4-1 pens)
