Oldham 3-1 Macclesfield: Latics earn first win
Saturday 18 August 2018 18:55, UK
Oldham earned their first win of the season with a battling 3-1 victory over Macclesfield, who remain without a point.
On-loan Bournemouth striker Sam Surridge set the Latics on their way as last term's National League champions were condemned to a third straight league defeat.
Oldham wasted a clear-cut chance early on when Peter Clarke sent a free header over the crossbar from six yards.
But the breakthrough came in the 16th minute as Gevaro Nepomuceno found Surridge, who cleverly created space inside the box and finished well from 12 yards.
At the other end, Harry Smith's long-range effort flew just off target for the Silkmen.
Oldham's second goal in the 53rd minute involved a stroke of good fortune as Johan Branger let fly from 25 yards and his shot took a big deflection to leave goalkeeper Rhys Taylor wrong-footed.
Macclesfield responded on the hour mark, with Michael Rose curling a free-kick into the bottom corner from just outside the box.
Fiacre Kelleher almost levelled, but the hosts sealed it in stoppage time when Ishmael Miller chased down George Edmundson's long clearance and scored a fine individual goal.
