Match ends, Newport County 1, Morecambe 1.
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Kevin Ellison rescued a point for Morecambe to ease their League Two relegation worries.
Newport had led through Padraig Amond's first-minute strike, the Irish striker heading his sixth goal of the season.
Antoine Semenyo's header almost doubled the hosts' lead, only to be denied by Morecambe goalkeeper Barry Roche.
Morecambe pushed for an equaliser and only Robbie Willmott's block denied Rhys Oates, but Jason Oswell then set up substitute Ellison to grab a point.
Newport manager Mike Flynn told BBC Radio Wales: "It's two points dropped today, let's not dress it up.
"We should have been out of sight but then a little bit of sloppiness allows Kev [Ellison] to get his annual goal against us.
"It's frustrating because we missed too many chances. We should have buried them and there's only one team who should have won that."
Line-ups
Newport
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Day
- 2Pipe
- 25O'BrienBooked at 8minsSubstituted forPringat 45'minutes
- 28Demetriou
- 3Butler
- 7Willmott
- 17BennettSubstituted forHornby-Forbesat 22'minutes
- 8Dolan
- 42Semenyo
- 11MattBooked at 59minsSubstituted forM Harrisat 79'minutes
- 9Amond
Substitutes
- 10Marsh-Brown
- 14M Harris
- 16Sheehan
- 20Pring
- 21Hornby-Forbes
- 30Townsend
- 33Cooper
Morecambe
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Roche
- 2Mills
- 14Yarney
- 16Lavelle
- 3Conlan
- 15Wildig
- 27CranstonSubstituted forEllisonat 71'minutesBooked at 86mins
- 28Leitch-Smith
- 17MandevilleSubstituted forKenyonat 81'minutes
- 18OatesSubstituted forOswellat 71'minutes
- 9Oliver
Substitutes
- 4Kenyon
- 11Ellison
- 12Oswell
- 21Halstead
- 24Piggott
- 25Hedley
- 26Cuvelier
- Referee:
- Ollie Yates
- Attendance:
- 3,206
Match Stats
Home TeamNewportAway TeamMorecambe
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away2
- Corners
- Home9
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Morecambe 1.
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(Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Morecambe).
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Attempt missed. Jason Oswell (Morecambe) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Kevin Ellison.
Booking
Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Cameron Pring (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kevin Ellison (Morecambe).
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Foul by Padraig Amond (Newport County).
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Alex Kenyon (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Cameron Pring (Newport County).
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Zak Mills (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Alex Kenyon replaces Liam Mandeville.
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Matthew Dolan (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by A-Jay Leitch-Smith (Morecambe).
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Mark Harris replaces Jamille Matt.
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Attempt saved. Padraig Amond (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal!
Goal! Newport County 1, Morecambe 1. Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vadaine Oliver.
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Attempt blocked. Padraig Amond (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
