Accrington Stanley FC 1Morecambe 0
27 Jan 2009
Jimmy Ryan's strike gave Accrington only their second win in 10 league outings as they beat Morecambe 1-0.
The midfielder blasted a 25-yard strike into the bottom corner of the net after 57 minutes and finally beat Shrimps keeper Barry Roche, who had been the star of the show up until that point.
He kept out an early Paul Mullin shot and twice denied Ryan in the first half, pushing over his 25-yard strike and then keeping out his 20-yard free kick.
However, Stanley got what they deserved when ex-Shrewsbury midfielder Ryan celebrated his sixth goal of the season with a fierce strike.
Morecambe boss Sammy McIlroy used all three substitutes but his mid-table side offered little and rarely threatened Kenny Arthur's goal.
Coca-Cola League 2, Tue 27 Jan 2009
Accrington
1-0
Morecambe
Scorer: Ryan (57)
Attendance: 1407 ACCY STANLEY / MORECOMBE 1 Goals 0. 64 Possession 36 Procter Most FoulsTwiss 8Shots On target 1 5Shots Off target 3 10Corners 5 10Most Fouls 23 0Yellow cards 2 0Red cards 0