Match ends, Macclesfield Town 0, Cambridge United 1.
Macclesfield Town 0-1 Cambridge United
- From the section Football
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
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
Full Time
Second Half ends, Macclesfield Town 0, Cambridge United 1.
Hand ball by Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town).
Booking
Tom Champion (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tom Champion (Cambridge United).
Jack Mackreth (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Cambridge United. Richard Tait replaces Luke Berry because of an injury.
Attempt blocked. Nathan Arnold (Cambridge United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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.
Penalty conceded by George Pilkington (Macclesfield Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Cambridge United. Ryan Donaldson draws a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution
Substitution, Cambridge United. Nathan Arnold replaces Matthew Barnes-Homer.
Attempt missed. Jack Mackreth (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Foul by Tom Champion (Cambridge United).
Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
Booking
Scott Boden (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card for dissent.
Corner, Macclesfield Town.
Attempt blocked. Scott Boden (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Matthew Barnes-Homer (Cambridge United).
Carl Martin (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
Foul by Paul Turnbull (Macclesfield Town).
Luke Berry (Cambridge United) wins a free kick.
Attempt missed. Andy Pugh (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Foul by Steve Williams (Macclesfield Town).
Luke Chadwick (Cambridge United) wins a free kick.
Corner, Cambridge United.
Attempt missed. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Greg Taylor (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Offside, Macclesfield Town. Chris Holroyd tries a through ball, but Chris Holroyd is caught offside.
Foul by Tom Bonner (Cambridge United).
Scott Boden (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
Corner, Macclesfield Town.
Attempt saved. Paul Lewis (Macclesfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Substitution
Substitution, Cambridge United. Andy Pugh replaces Delano Sam-Yorke.
Foul by Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town).
Luke Chadwick (Cambridge United) wins a free kick.
Attempt blocked. Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Kevin Roberts (Cambridge United).
Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
Foul by Carl Martin (Macclesfield Town).