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Morecambe vs Rochdale. Sky Bet League Two.

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Morecambe 1

  • P Amond (89th minute)

Rochdale 2

  • M Hughes (64th minute own goal)
  • S Hogan (66th minute)

Dale pile misery on Shrimps

Image: Scott Hogan: On the scoresheet

Rochdale picked up a deserved 2-1 victory at faltering League Two promotion rivals Morecambe.

Mark Hughes' own goal and a strike from Scott Hogan gave Keith Hill's high-flying outfit all three points against a Shrimps side who started the day just one point behind them in the table. Morecambe hit back with Padraig Amond giving them a glimmer of hope with a well-taken goal a minute from time but it proved too little, too late for Jim Bentley's side, who suffered a third defeat in four league games. Rochdale always looked the livelier side but were kept at bay until just after the hour when Hughes diverted a left-wing cross past his own goalkeeper from close range. The visitors then added a second just two minutes later when Hogan produced a fine piece of skill to weave his way past Andy Wright before curling a superb right-footed effort past Barry Roche. The game started at a great pace with both sides firing efforts on goal inside the first minute. Alex Kenyon fizzed a shot over from the edge of the area before Hogan tested Roche with a long-range effort. Chances were then at a premium, with Rochdale the closest to breaking the deadlock as Graham Cummins drew a save from Roche after 41 minutes with a close-range shot from Ian Henderson's pull back.

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