Macclesfield Town 0-1 Cambridge United

Cambridge moved nine points clear of sixth-placed Braintree and took a step closer to securing their play-off place with victory at Macclesfield Town.

The visitors went close when Greg Taylor's sweetly-struck shot from the edge of the box just clipped a post.

Benjamin Siegrist in the Cambridge goal had to be at his best to deny Paul Lewis on the hour mark.

Luke Berry's penalty won the game for the U's after George Pilkington brought down Ryan Donaldson.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
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Line-ups

Macclesfield

• 1Taylor
• 12Williams
• 3Andrew
• 27Pilkington
• 4Martin
• 7Mackreth
• 23Whitaker
• 6Turnbull
• 15Lewis
• 9Holroyd
• 19BodenBooked at 80mins

Substitutes

• 24Rowe
• 25Kay
• 26Halls
• 20Branagan
• 2Connor

Cambridge

• 21Siegrist
• 3Taylor
• 5Bonner
• 6Miller
• 2Roberts
• 7Donaldson
• 18BerrySubstituted forTaitat 90+1'minutes
• 8ChampionBooked at 90mins
• 22Chadwick
• 19Sam-YorkeSubstituted forPughat 56'minutes
• 39Barnes-HomerSubstituted forArnoldat 86'minutes

Substitutes

• 14Tait
• 15Pugh
• 13Norris
• 24Arnold
• 4Coulson

Referee:

Ben Toner

Attendance:

1,278

Match Stats

Home TeamMacclesfieldAway TeamCambridge

Possession

Home52%

Away48%

Shots

Home9

Away12

Shots on Target

Home2

Away2

Corners

Home0

Away0

Fouls

Home11

Away10

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Macclesfield Town 0, Cambridge United 1.

2. 90'+4'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Macclesfield Town 0, Cambridge United 1.

3. 90'+4'

   Post update

   Hand ball by Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town).

4. 90'+3'

   Booking

   Tom Champion (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

5. 90'+2'

   Post update

   Foul by Tom Champion (Cambridge United).

6. 90'+2'

   Post update

   Jack Mackreth (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.

7. 90'+1'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Cambridge United. Richard Tait replaces Luke Berry because of an injury.

8. 90'

   Post update

   Attempt blocked. Nathan Arnold (Cambridge United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

9. 87'

   Goal!

   Goal! Macclesfield Town 0, Cambridge United 1. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

10. 86'

    Post update

    Penalty conceded by George Pilkington (Macclesfield Town) after a foul in the penalty area.

11. 86'

    Post update

    Penalty Cambridge United. Ryan Donaldson draws a foul in the penalty area.

12. 86'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Cambridge United. Nathan Arnold replaces Matthew Barnes-Homer.

13. 85'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Jack Mackreth (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

14. 81'

    Post update

    Foul by Tom Champion (Cambridge United).

15. 81'

    Post update

    Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.

16. 80'

    Booking

    Scott Boden (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card for dissent.

17. 77'

    Post update

    Corner, Macclesfield Town.

18. 77'

    Post update

    Attempt blocked. Scott Boden (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

19. 76'

    Post update

    Foul by Matthew Barnes-Homer (Cambridge United).

20. 76'

    Post update

    Carl Martin (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.

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