Match ends, Oldham Athletic 3, Macclesfield Town 1.
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Oldham earned their first win of the season with a battling 3-1 victory over Macclesfield, who remain without a point.
On-loan Bournemouth striker Sam Surridge set the Latics on their way as last term's National League champions were condemned to a third straight league defeat.
Oldham wasted a clear-cut chance early on when Peter Clarke sent a free header over the crossbar from six yards.
But the breakthrough came in the 16th minute as Gevaro Nepomuceno found Surridge, who cleverly created space inside the box and finished well from 12 yards.
At the other end, Harry Smith's long-range effort flew just off target for the Silkmen.
Oldham's second goal in the 53rd minute involved a stroke of good fortune as Johan Branger let fly from 25 yards and his shot took a big deflection to leave goalkeeper Rhys Taylor wrong-footed.
Macclesfield responded on the hour mark, with Michael Rose curling a free-kick into the bottom corner from just outside the box.
Fiacre Kelleher almost levelled, but the hosts sealed it in stoppage time when Ishmael Miller chased down George Edmundson's long clearance and scored a fine individual goal.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Oldham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Iversen
- 23Hunt
- 26Clarke
- 4Edmundson
- 3Taylor
- 22Branger
- 7Coke
- 6Gardner
- 27NepomucenoBooked at 40minsSubstituted forGrahamat 67'minutes
- 10O'Grady
- 9SurridgeSubstituted forMillerat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Baxter
- 11Miller
- 13de la Paz
- 17Missilou
- 18Graham
- 19Lang
- 34Hamer
Macclesfield
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Taylor
- 14Welch-HayesSubstituted forPearsonat 81'minutes
- 5Kelleher
- 6Grimes
- 3Fitzpatrick
- 18MaycockSubstituted forWilsonat 73'minutes
- 24Rose
- 16NapaSubstituted forBlissettat 56'minutes
- 23Whitaker
- 22Arthur
- 10Smith
Substitutes
- 1O'Hara
- 4Lowe
- 8Marsh
- 9Wilson
- 13Blissett
- 17Evans
- 19Pearson
- Referee:
- Andy Haines
- Attendance:
- 4,330
Match Stats
Home TeamOldhamAway TeamMacclesfield
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away18
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away16
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 3, Macclesfield Town 1.
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Foul by Chris O'Grady (Oldham Athletic).
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Jamie Grimes (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal!
Goal! Oldham Athletic 3, Macclesfield Town 1. Ishmael Miller (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Edmundson.
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Corner, Macclesfield Town. Conceded by Giles Coke.
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Attempt blocked. Michael Rose (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Rob Hunt (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Michael Rose (Macclesfield Town).
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George Edmundson (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nathan Blissett (Macclesfield Town).
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Attempt blocked. Koby Arthur (Macclesfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Johan Branger (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Koby Arthur (Macclesfield Town).
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Attempt blocked. Johan Branger (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Rhys Taylor.
Substitution
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Ishmael Miller replaces Sam Surridge.
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Johan Branger (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Fiacre Kelleher (Macclesfield Town).
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Attempt missed. Koby Arthur (Macclesfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
