Accrington Stanley vs Macclesfield Town. Sky Bet League Two.
Wham StadiumAttendance1,704.
Monday 2 January 2012 18:17, UK
Accrington extended their unbeaten run in League Two to nine games with a 4-0 win over Macclesfield - their biggest win this season.
The visiting Silkmen started the livelier with Colin Daniel having two early chances, one of which took a deflection and another which Stanley keeper Ian Dunbavin kept out. However, two former Macclesfield players combined for the Stanley opener after 13 minutes. Kevin McIntyre fired in a cross from the left which was headed home at the far post by Craig Lindfield for his fourth goal of the season. Macclesfield pressed around the Stanley box without testing Dunbavin and the next goal was always going to be important. That came on the stroke of half-time when Lindfield's corner bounced around the area, with loan defender Kevin Long powering the ball into the net from 12 yards out. It got worse for Macc after 62 minutes when Charlie Barnett charged down the left into the box and his ball in was parried out by Jose Veiga before Micah Evans was on hand to fire home his second in two matches from four yards out. And the win was wrapped up when Lindfield's corner was headed home from close range by skipper Andy Procter after 76 minutes.
