Morecambe vs Bristol Rovers. Sky Bet League One.
Mazuma StadiumAttendance4,259.
Morecambe 5
- D Crowley (20th minute)
- J Connolly (47th minute own goal)
- D Love (49th minute)
- C Stockton (62nd minute)
- A Major (88th minute)
Bristol Rovers 1
- A Collins (90th minute)
Morecambe 5-1 Bristol Rovers: Dan Crowley scores in five-star Shrimps rout
Saturday 28 January 2023 17:21, UK
Morecambe scored four second-half goals to secure a convincing 5-1 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Mazuma Stadium.
Derek Adams' side recorded their fourth successive home win with a clinical performance against Joey Barton's charges.
The Shrimps took the lead on 20 minutes when debutant Dan Crowley fired a long-range shot past Ellery Balcombe.
Michael Mellon hit the post before Aaron Collins almost levelled with a shot that Connor Ripley turned onto the crossbar just before the break.
Two goals in three minutes after the break gave the Shrimps a cushion with Mellon's strike deflecting off Rovers defender James Connolly on 47 minutes.
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Two minutes later Crowley teed up Donald Love for his first Morecambe goal and then set up Cole Stockton for a Morecambe fourth with a superb defence-splitting pass on 62 minutes.
Scott Sinclair saw a penalty saved by Ripley a minute later and Morecambe scored a fifth through Adam Mayor two minutes from time.
Collins scored a last-minute consolation on a day to forget for the visitors.
