Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Fleetwood Town 1.
ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town1FleetwoodFleetwood Town1
Substitute Ashley Hunter's late strike helped Fleetwood earn a vital point against fellow strugglers Shrewsbury.
The home side started brightly and were rewarded as Liam McAlinden diverted Jordan Clark's shot into the net.
David Ball had a great chance to level for the visitors before half-time but goalkeeper Mark Halstead denied him brilliantly.
With time running out Hunter expertly blasted past Halstead as the game ended in a draw.
Shrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"It was extremely difficult conditions for both teams to play any sort of attacking football - but on the balance of chances we'll be pleased with a point.
"It was a catalogue of errors from us in the lead up to the equaliser - and it's disappointing for us to concede so late on in the game.
"We wanted to see through the result as we move on to Monday, but the important thing is that we haven't lost the game today against our rivals."
Line-ups
Shrewsbury
Formation 4-4-2
- 21Halstead
- 31Smith
- 13Gerrard
- 20Knight-Percival
- 12BrownSubstituted forSadlerat 65'minutes
- 6BlackBooked at 72mins
- 17Ogogo
- 22ClarkSubstituted forLawrenceat 84'minutes
- 19McAlindenSubstituted forAkpa-Akproat 76'minutes
- 16Vernon
- 9CollinsBooked at 77mins
Substitutes
- 3Sadler
- 7Lawrence
- 10Whalley
- 23Barnett
- 25Burton
- 26Akpa-Akpro
- 28Patterson
Fleetwood
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Maxwell
- 2McLaughlin
- 6Pond
- 47Davis
- 7Bell
- 5JónssonSubstituted forHunterat 83'minutes
- 8RyanBooked at 64mins
- 18Sarcevic
- 14GrantSubstituted forFosu-Henryat 61'minutes
- 23BallSubstituted forProctorat 61'minutes
- 45Henen
Substitutes
- 9Proctor
- 12Hornby-Forbes
- 22Hunter
- 27Haughton
- 39Fosu-Henry
- 40Gogic
- 46Teixeira
- Referee:
- Steve Martin
- Attendance:
- 5,749
Match Stats
Home TeamShrewsburyAway TeamFleetwood
- Possession
- Home43%
- Away57%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home3
- Away11
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, Fleetwood Town 1.
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Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Nathaniel Knight-Percival.
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(Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Nathaniel Knight-Percival (Shrewsbury Town).
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Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Joe Davis.
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Attempt missed. Tarique Fosu-Henry (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Foul by Jamie Proctor (Fleetwood Town).
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Ian Black (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!
Goal! Shrewsbury Town 1, Fleetwood Town 1. Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tarique Fosu-Henry.
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Liam Lawrence replaces Jordan Clark.
Substitution
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Ashley Hunter replaces Eggert Jónsson.
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Hand ball by James Collins (Shrewsbury Town).
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Attempt saved. Eggert Jónsson (Fleetwood Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Nathaniel Knight-Percival.
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Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Nathaniel Knight-Percival.
Booking
James Collins (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Jimmy Ryan (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by James Collins (Shrewsbury Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro replaces Liam McAlinden.
