Match ends, Macclesfield Town 4, Forest Green Rovers 1.
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Macclesfield Town condemned National League leaders Forest Green Rovers to a second successive defeat with a comfortable win.
Jon Parkin tapped the visitors ahead, but Kristian Dennis levelled following an error from goalkeeper Jonny Maxted.
Rob Sinclair was sent off for Rovers after handling on the line and Dennis scored his second from the spot.
Paul Lewis's header and a late Danny Whitaker strike helped the Silkmen win after back-to-back defeats.
Forest Green manager Ady Pennock told BBC Radio Gloucestershire:
"I thought we were dominating the game when we scored, but Jonny's been absolutely fantastic, so I'm not going to cane him - he's been different class.
"He's a young man learning his trade. It'll be not good for him, but it's a good learning curve."
Line-ups
Macclesfield
Formation 4-3-3
- 13Jalal
- 2Halls
- 4ByrneSubstituted forDiagneat 88'minutes
- 8Lewis
- 19Fitzpatrick
- 5Pilkington
- 23Whitaker
- 18Whitehead
- 9Holroyd
- 10SampsonBooked at 90mins
- 14DennisSubstituted forRoweat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Branagan
- 7Bailey-Jones
- 11Rowe
- 12Cowan
- 15Diagne
Forest Green
Formation 4-4-2
- 23Maxted
- 6Bennett
- 5Jones
- 8Wedgbury
- 2Pipe
- 16Racine
- 17GuthrieSubstituted forSam-Yorkeat 59'minutes
- 19SinclairBooked at 45mins
- 9Marsh-BrownSubstituted forFrearat 60'minutes
- 20ParkinSubstituted forKamdjoat 76'minutes
- 7O'Connor
Substitutes
- 4Clough
- 11Frear
- 12Kamdjo
- 15Sam-Yorke
- 18Bender
- Referee:
- Karl Evans
- Attendance:
- 1,311
Match Stats
Home TeamMacclesfieldAway TeamForest Green
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away2
- Corners
- Home8
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away4
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Macclesfield Town 4, Forest Green Rovers 1.
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Offside, Macclesfield Town. Jack Sampson tries a through ball, but Jack Sampson is caught offside.
Booking
Jack Sampson (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jack Sampson (Macclesfield Town).
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Aarran Racine (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Tony Diagne replaces Neill Byrne because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Danny M. Rowe replaces Kristian Dennis.
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Attempt missed. Delano Sam-Yorke (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Goal!
Goal! Macclesfield Town 4, Forest Green Rovers 1. Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Holroyd.
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Attempt missed. Paul Lewis (Macclesfield Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Fitzpatrick.
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Corner, Macclesfield Town.
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Attempt saved. Delano Sam-Yorke (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved. Assisted by Elliott Frear with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Clovis Kamdjo replaces Jon Parkin.
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Foul by Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town).
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Elliott Frear (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick.
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Attempt saved. Kristian Dennis (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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Foul by Sam Wedgbury (Forest Green Rovers).
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Kristian Dennis (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Elliott Frear (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
