Match Report
16 points separated the sides: South Shields 2nd on 95, Macclesfield 4th on 79. Macclesfield ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, South Shields were scoring 2.15 and conceding 0.93, Macclesfield 1.76 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
Mariners Park, capacity 2,500, hosted the game. South Shields led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
South Shields: Sean McGurk (2'), Paul Blackett (5'), Sean McGurk (31'), Sonny Finch (63') · Macclesfield: Paul Dawson (25')
Key stats
Possession: South Shields 56% · Macclesfield 44% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 3-3