Aldershot Town 1-0 Dover Athletic

Matt McClure scored from the spot as Aldershot claimed a vital 1-0 victory over Dover to leapfrog their National League play-off rivals.

Nick Arnold and Scott Rendell threatened as Aldershot edged the first half, although goalscoring chances proved hard to come by for both sides.

Jake Gallagher was brought down in the box with 17 minutes remaining to give the hosts a chance from the spot and substitute McClure made no mistake to secure the crucial victory.

The hosts, who had Idris Kanu sent off for a second yellow late on, are now a point ahead of sixth-placed Dover but have played a game more.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Aldershot

• 1Cole
• 5Evans
• 12Alexander
• 17KellermanSubstituted forKanuat 46'minutesBooked at 88mins
• 22Reynolds
• 20Benyu
• 2ArnoldSubstituted forStrakerat 66'minutes
• 16Gallagher
• 9RendellSubstituted forMcClureat 62'minutes
• 7Fenelon
• 11Mensah

Substitutes

• 3Straker
• 10McClure
• 15Oyeleke
• 19Kanu
• 25Smith

Dover

• 1Walker
• 16Sterling
• 3Thomas
• 5EssamBooked at 89mins
• 15Grimes
• 27HurstBooked at 42minsSubstituted forKinnearat 45+1'minutes
• 2MagriSubstituted forLafayetteat 75'minutes
• 6Orlu
• 9Miller
• 7Modeste
• 26HealySubstituted forPinnockat 59'minutes

Substitutes

• 4Kinnear
• 11Pinnock
• 12Fazackerley
• 17Emmanuel
• 25Lafayette

Referee:

Neil Hair

Attendance:

3,857

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1. 88'

   Dismissal

   Second yellow card to Idris Kanu (Aldershot Town) for a bad foul.

2. 75'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Dover Athletic. Ross Lafayette replaces Sam Magri.

3. 73'

   Goal!

   Goal! Aldershot Town 1, Dover Athletic 0. Matt McClure (Aldershot Town) converts the penalty with a.

4. 66'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Aldershot Town. Anthony Straker replaces Nick Arnold.

5. 62'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Aldershot Town. Matt McClure replaces Scott Rendell.

6. 59'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Dover Athletic. Mitchell Pinnock replaces Joe Healy.

7. 56'

   Booking

   Idris Kanu (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.

8. 46'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Aldershot Town. Idris Kanu replaces Jim Kellerman.

9. Second Half

   Second Half begins Aldershot Town 0, Dover Athletic 0.

10. 45'+2'

    Half Time

    First Half ends, Aldershot Town 0, Dover Athletic 0.

11. 45'+1'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Dover Athletic. Chris Kinnear replaces James Hurst.

12. 42'

    Booking

    James Hurst (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.

13. Kick Off

    First Half begins.

14. Posted at 14:33 17 Apr 201714:33 17 Apr 2017

    Post update

    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.