Match ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Cambridge United 1.
Accrington Stanley 1-1 Cambridge United
- From the section Football
Accrington lost vital ground in the League Two automatic promotion race as they were held at home by Cambridge.
The visitors pressured their in-form hosts and were rewarded when they took the lead with a fortuitous goal.
Stanley defender Tom Davies' clearance hit Jimmy Spencer 12 yards out and the ball bounced into the bottom corner.
The home side grabbed a vital equaliser when on-loan winger Tariqe Fosu found the bottom corner from 10 yards after a quick breakaway.
Accrington slipped from third to fifth in the table, with Cambridge still 12th, five points off the play-off places.
Line-ups
Accrington
- 1Etheridge
- 2Pearson
- 34Halliday
- 5Davies
- 18Brown
- 7MingoiaSubstituted forMcCartanat 66'minutes
- 24Hughes
- 28Conneely
- 11McConvilleSubstituted forFosu-Henryat 66'minutes
- 8WindassSubstituted forBuxtonat 86'minutes
- 29Kee
Substitutes
- 3Winnard
- 6Proctor
- 10Gornell
- 17McCartan
- 22Buxton
- 30Fosu-Henry
- 33Mooney
Cambridge
- 35Norris
- 34Haynes
- 14Coulson
- 6Legge
- 25Furlong
- 16Dunne
- 23LedsonSubstituted forDunkat 60'minutes
- 12Clark
- 8Berry
- 20IsmailSubstituted forWilliamsonat 86'minutes
- 21Spencer
Substitutes
- 2Omozusi
- 5Roberts
- 11Dunk
- 13Beasant
- 15Simpson
- 22Williamson
- 28Horne
- Referee:
- Nigel Miller
- Attendance:
- 2,185
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home4
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away10
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Cambridge United 1.
Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Leon Legge (Cambridge United).
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Harrison Dunk.
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Adam Buxton replaces Josh Windass.
Substitution
Substitution, Cambridge United. Ben Williamson replaces Zeli Ismail.
Attempt saved. Scott Brown (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
Goal!
Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Cambridge United 1. Tarique Fosu-Henry (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Brown.
Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Max Clark (Cambridge United).
Attempt saved. Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Brad Halliday.
Attempt blocked. Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Ryan Haynes.
Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Spencer (Cambridge United).
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Tarique Fosu-Henry replaces Sean McConville.
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Shay McCartan replaces Piero Mingoia.
Substitution
Substitution, Cambridge United. Harrison Dunk replaces Ryan Ledson.
Foul by Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley).
James Spencer (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darnell Furlong (Cambridge United).
Foul by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley).
Darnell Furlong (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!
Goal! Accrington Stanley 0, Cambridge United 1. James Spencer (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Zeli Ismail (Cambridge United).
Attempt blocked. Ryan Ledson (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Second Half
Second Half begins Accrington Stanley 0, Cambridge United 0.
Half Time
First Half ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Cambridge United 0.
Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Zeli Ismail (Cambridge United).
Foul by Josh Windass (Accrington Stanley).