Match ends, Exeter City 0, Morecambe 2.
ExeterExeter City0MorecambeMorecambe2
Morecambe completed the perfect smash and grab as they came out on top against promotion rivals Exeter City with a thoroughly deserved 2-0 win at St James Park.
It took Morecambe nine minutes to break the deadlock as Adam Phillips was adjudged to have been brought down in the box by Jonny Maxted.
The Exeter goalkeeper was booked for his foul and Phillips picked himself up to smash the spot-kick down the middle of the goal and open the scoring.
Exeter were so poor that manager Matt Taylor made a double change with just 21 minutes on the clock, hauling off Ben Seymour and Alex Hartridge, but it was Morecambe that continued to look more threatening.
Phillips was denied a second by Maxted as the Shrimps continued to dominate and it took until the second half for Exeter to genuinely threaten.
Exeter's Lewis Page stung the palms of Jokull Andresson, but Cole Stockton made it 2-0 after 66 minutes when Morecambe countered and he latched on to a long pass before firing past Maxted.
The Grecians battled on but, if anything, Morecambe looked the more likely to score on the counter as they defended superbly to keep the Grecians at bay.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Exeter
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 23MaxtedBooked at 8mins
- 26Sweeney
- 15Parkes
- 34HartridgeSubstituted forCapriceat 22'minutes
- 30KeySubstituted forSparkesat 45'minutes
- 10Collins
- 4AtanganaSubstituted forTaylorat 61'minutes
- 20Page
- 17Jay
- 12Bowman
- 9SeymourSubstituted forLawat 21'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Ward
- 2Caprice
- 3Sparkes
- 6McArdle
- 7Law
- 8Taylor
- 18Fisher
Morecambe
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 25Andrésson
- 21CooneyBooked at 90mins
- 5Lavelle
- 4Knight-Percival
- 3Hendrie
- 24Songo'o
- 8DiagouragaBooked at 85mins
- 16O'SullivanSubstituted forMcAlindenat 84'minutes
- 20PhillipsSubstituted forPringleat 89'minutes
- 11Mendes GomesSubstituted forSlewat 69'minutes
- 9StocktonBooked at 56mins
Substitutes
- 1Letheren
- 6Davis
- 7Slew
- 18Pringle
- 19McAlinden
- 22Gibson
- 23Price
- Referee:
- Craig Hicks
Match Stats
Home TeamExeterAway TeamMorecambe
- Possession
- Home69%
- Away31%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away3
- Corners
- Home9
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Exeter City 0, Morecambe 2.
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Ryan Cooney.
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Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ryan Cooney (Morecambe).
Booking
Ryan Cooney (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt saved. Liam McAlinden (Morecambe) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Slew.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Ben Pringle replaces Adam Phillips.
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Attempt blocked. Matt Jay (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Law.
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Attempt saved. Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Ryan Cooney (Morecambe).
Booking
Toumani Diagouraga (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Matt Jay (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Toumani Diagouraga (Morecambe).
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Offside, Morecambe. Yann Songo'o tries a through ball, but Adam Phillips is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Liam McAlinden replaces John O'Sullivan.
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Offside, Morecambe. Adam Phillips tries a through ball, but Cole Stockton is caught offside.
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Foul by Jack Sparkes (Exeter City).
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Ryan Cooney (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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