Match ends, Morecambe 0, Doncaster Rovers 3.
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Doncaster sealed a sixth successive victory and hurt Morecambe's League Two play-off chances with a 3-0 win at the Mazuma Stadium.
Two goals from Luke Molyneux and a late strike from Tommy Rowe gave the visitors the points with another fine performance.
Rovers took the lead with a superb counter-attack in the 12th minute.
Goalkeeper Timothee Lo-Tutala found Hakeeb Adelakun with a quick long throw and the winger's superb deep cross was met by Molyneux who slid the ball under Archie Mair after a great first touch.
The visitors doubled their advantage 11 minutes later from a free-kick.
Molyneux was again the scorer as he took advantage of a woeful Morecambe wall to fire the ball into the bottom right hand corner of Mair's goal from 25 yards.
Morecambe looked to hit back towards the end of the half with Ged Garner inches away from sliding home a Jordan Slew cross.
The home side enjoyed more possession in the second half but only forced Lo-Tutala into one save from Joe Adams after 89 minutes.
With the Shrimps pushing bodies forward, Doncaster added a third when Rowe scored from close range unmarked after Max Biamou's lay off.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Morecambe
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 30Mair
- 12Senior
- 15Stokes
- 4Bedeau
- 3TutondaSubstituted forRawsonat 78'minutes
- 38Khumbeni
- 18TaylorBooked at 55minsSubstituted forMcKiernanat 61'minutes
- 20BrownSubstituted forAdamsat 61'minutes
- 19EdwardsBooked at 39mins
- 14SlewSubstituted forLarssonat 79'minutes
- 9GarnerSubstituted forHiwula-Mayifuilaat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Rawson
- 6Songo'o
- 8Adams
- 10McKiernan
- 11Larsson
- 21Smith
- 39Hiwula-Mayifuila
Doncaster
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 15Lo-Tutala
- 2SterryBooked at 88mins
- 5Olowu
- 6Wood
- 3Maxwell
- 17Bailey
- 37CraigBooked at 76mins
- 7MolyneuxSubstituted forWestbrookeat 84'minutes
- 14BigginsSubstituted forRoweat 27'minutes
- 47AdelakunBooked at 68minsSubstituted forHurstat 85'minutes
- 20IronsideSubstituted forBiamouat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Broadbent
- 10Rowe
- 12Jones
- 21Hurst
- 24Westbrooke
- 25McGrath
- 36Biamou
- Referee:
- Darren Drysdale
- Attendance:
- 4,146
Match Stats
Home TeamMorecambeAway TeamDoncaster
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away5
- Corners
- Home5
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Morecambe 0, Doncaster Rovers 3.
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Attempt saved. Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gwion Edwards with a cross.
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Joe Adams (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Richard Wood (Doncaster Rovers).
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Attempt missed. Julian Larsson (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by JJ McKiernan.
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Attempt missed. Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gwion Edwards following a fast break.
Goal!
Goal! Morecambe 0, Doncaster Rovers 3. Tommy Rowe (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxime Biamou following a fast break.
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Foul by Farrend Rawson (Morecambe).
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Thimothée Lo-Tutala (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Thimothée Lo-Tutala.
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Attempt saved. Joe Adams (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by JJ McKiernan.
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Attempt missed. Nelson Khumbeni (Morecambe) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by JJ McKiernan following a set piece situation.
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Attempt blocked. JJ McKiernan (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Booking
Jamie Sterry (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Julian Larsson (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Jamie Sterry (Doncaster Rovers).
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Kyle Hurst replaces Hakeeb Adelakun.
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Zain Westbrooke replaces Luke Molyneux because of an injury.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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End of January you got thumped 5-1 at home to Stockport and were 3rd from bottom!
Now you guys are hotter than a Donny kebab 🥙
Good luck from a Notts county fan
& Tommy Tommy Gun...3-0.
Jeepers creepers....
What a transformation.
Fantastic showing. Well done all...keep it up.
Great second half of the season.
We are relying on Crawley to slip up.
On this form they deserve to go up.
Bring on Walsall.
Crewe dropping points all over. Games in hand on other teams. Still a chance of the play offs.
We'll just have to hope to be smiling again after the Crewe Alex match on Tuesday. 4 wins a must now, but, be prepared to be pleasantly surprised, it is possible. COYS.