Match Report
The table read 13th (Morecambe, 7 pts) against 7th (South Shields, 11 pts), 4 points apart. South Shields ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Morecambe 0.83 scored and 1 conceded per game, South Shields 1.2 and 0.6, with the league averaging 1.36.
Morecambe had gone 8 games without a win. South Shields arrived on a run of three straight wins. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Morecambe, 9/15 for South Shields.
The match was played at Mazuma Stadium (capacity 6,476). J. Mulligan officiated: 61 games logged, averaging 2.9 yellow cards each. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
South Shields: Cedwyn Scott (88')
Key stats
Possession: Morecambe 33% · South Shields 67% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 4-8