Morecambe 1-2 Macclesfield

Macclesfield boosted their League Two survival hopes with a hard-fought win over 10-man Morecambe.

Hamza Bencherif fired in his ninth goal of the season from 25 yards to put the Silkmen ahead.

Tyrone Barnett headed in Dan Gay's whipped free-kick to double the advantage before James Spencer slid in to pull one back for the Shrimps.

But the hosts finished a man short when Stewart Drummond saw red after picking up two yellow cards.

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