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League Two highlights and round-up: Morecambe, Forest Green draw; Cheltenham beaten

Morecambe strike late to hold promotion rivals Forest Green to 2-2 draw; Cheltenham retain top spot despite 3-1 defeat at Mansfield; Cambridge beaten 2-1 by Bolton; Also wins for Newport, Crawley and Harrogate

Carlos Mendes Gomes' stoppage-time equaliser clinched Morecambe a 2-2 draw at promotion rivals Forest Green.

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Jamille Matt's second-half header appeared to have sent Rovers back into pole position after overnight leaders Cheltenham and Cambridge both lost.

But Mendes Gomes struck in the fourth minute of added time to snatch a point for Morecambe, who drop to fifth, two points behind Forest Green.

Morecambe striker Cole Stockton had cancelled out Aaron Collins' early opener for Mark Cooper's side before half-time.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League Two match between Harrogate and Colchester.

Cheltenham are still one point clear at the top despite losing 3-1 at Mansfield.

Sam Smith headed Cheltenham in front early in the second half, but the Stags hit back with three goals in 10 minutes as Jordan Bowery's double sandwiched Jamie Reid's effort.

Cambridge lost 2-1 at in-form Bolton for their third league defeat in five.

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Bolton struck twice in seven minutes just before the break through Eoin Doyle and Antoni Sarcevic and although Kyle Knoyle pulled one back for Cambridge, Bolton made it eight wins from their last 10.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League Two match between Carlisle and Grimsby.

Tranmere leapfrogged Morecambe into fourth place after a 2-0 win at Southend, with Paul Lewis and George Ray's header both on target in the first half.

Bradford slipped to their first defeat in seven, going down 2-1 at promotion hopefuls Newport, for whom two-goal Matt Dolan converted a stoppage-time penalty.

Andy Cook fired Bradford ahead at the start of the second half and Dolan equalised directly from a free-kick before firing the winner from the spot after Levi Sutton had handled.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League Two match between Scunthorpe and Exeter.

Exeter are one point adrift of the play-offs after winning 2-0 at Scunthorpe.

Matt Jay's early free-kick gave Exeter a half-time lead and Jack Sparkes added a late second.

Tom Nichols' solitary first-half effort sealed Crawley a 1-0 home win against Salford and Harrogate beat Colchester 3-0 at home.

Harrogate striker Mark Beck scored the quickest goal of the evening in League Two after just 33 seconds before goals from Will Smith and Josh McPake put Simon Weaver's side in control.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet League Two match between Newport and Bradford.

Offrande Zanzala's header in time added on earned Carlisle a 1-1 home draw against Grimsby, who had led through Lenell John-Lewis.

Leyton Orient were held 0-0 at the Breyer Group Stadium by Stevenage while Port Vale's home game against Oldham also ended goalless.

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