Match ends, Morecambe 1, Forest Green Rovers 2.
Relegated Forest Green ended their away season on a high note with a League Two comeback victory over Morecambe at the Mazuma Stadium.
First-half goals from Charlie McCann and Kyle McAllister gave Steve Cotterill's side a 10th league win of the season as Morecambe fell to an eighth defeat in 10 games.
The home side were gifted the opener after 30 minutes as Rovers goalkeeper Vicente Reyes failed to control a Jordan Moore-Taylor back pass and gave Charlie Brown the chance to slide in and put the ball into the back of the net from close range.
Cotterill's side bounced back quickly and levelled seven minutes later with an excellent goal. McAllister cut in from the right and threaded a ball through to McCann, who calmly stroked the ball past Archie Mair from eight yards out.
The goal gave the visitors a lift and they took the lead just before half-time with another well-worked goal.
The lively McAllister was played in after a neat exchange of passes and squeezed his shot past Mair's left hand from just inside the box.
Both teams traded chances at the start of the second half with Emmanuel Osadebe denied by David Tutonda's superb block at one end and Gwion Edwards foiled by a superb low save from Reyes at the other.
Christian Doidge and McAllister wasted glorious chances to add to Forest Green's scoreline in the final moments but the win was secured.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Morecambe
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 30Mair
- 12Senior
- 5RawsonBooked at 68mins
- 22HarrackSubstituted forSongo'oat 58'minutes
- 3Tutonda
- 38Khumbeni
- 2LoveSubstituted forDavenportat 78'minutes
- 19EdwardsSubstituted forSmithat 86'minutes
- 10McKiernanSubstituted forLarssonat 86'minutes
- 14Slew
- 20BrownSubstituted forAdamsat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Songo'o
- 8Adams
- 11Larsson
- 16Davenport
- 17Smith
- 21Smith
- 28Threlkeld
Forest Green
Formation 4-3-3
- 39Reyes
- 25DaboBooked at 17minsSubstituted forLavinierat 90+2'minutes
- 36KeoghSubstituted forBernardat 69'minutesBooked at 89mins
- 15Moore-Taylor
- 17Robson
- 46OsadebeSubstituted forJonesat 80'minutes
- 27Bunker
- 8McCann
- 7McAllisterBooked at 82mins
- 10Doidge
- 11Garrick
Substitutes
- 2Lavinier
- 3Bernard
- 9Stevens
- 18Maddox
- 20Searle
- 23Omotoye
- 28Jones
- Referee:
- Ross Joyce
- Attendance:
- 4,491
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home10
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away13
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Morecambe 1, Forest Green Rovers 2.
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Attempt missed. Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Charlie McCann following a fast break.
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Julian Larsson (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers).
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by David Tutonda.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Archie Mair.
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Attempt saved. Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Jones with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Marcel Lavinier replaces Fankaty Dabo.
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Attempt missed. Yann Songo'o (Morecambe) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Joel Senior with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Vicente Reyes.
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Attempt saved. Joel Senior (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Booking
Dominic Bernard (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
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David Tutonda (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Dominic Bernard (Forest Green Rovers).
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Attempt missed. Jordon Garrick (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fankaty Dabo.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Cammy Smith replaces Gwion Edwards.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Julian Larsson replaces JJ McKiernan.
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Delay in match because of an injury Fankaty Dabo (Forest Green Rovers).
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Vince has also pledged to " move heaven and earth" to restore FGR to wining ways again..
But does he realise what a huge project it is to move heaven and earth , particularly when you have no access to oil-powered machinery
An African lady in a jade cardigan tried to buy it off me on my walk home, I told her it was priceless and not for sale. Best Wishes, Roger x
Sad reality is we’ll end up in administration.