MACCLESFIELD 3, Wanderers 1 Aggregate: Macclesfield win 3-2.
WANDERERS
4-4-2
STEVE BANKS 5
Failed to make the most of a rare opportunity; not at all convincing on goals two and three.
JOHN O'KANE 5
Promising start but had chances to deliver the decisive passes but was off the mark.
GUDNI BERGSSON 6
Knowing him to be so commanding and consistent made his below-par performance all the more surprising.
MARK FISH 6
Volunteered for service but must have wished he hadn't when he had to limp off.
ANTHONY BARNESS 5
Switched from left-back to centre when Fish retired; far too many errors for his own liking.
BO HANSEN 5
Having played a key role on the right recently, much more was expected of him in this company.
PER FRANDSEN 6
Struggling to find his old influential form ... and his direction, judging by his wayward free-kicks.
FRANCK PASSI 6
Hurried and scurried around midfield but couldn't make an impact where it mattered.
DAVID NORRIS 7
Almost made a name for himself, forcing Bullock into two excellent early saves.
ISAIAH RANKIN 6
No joy this time for the lively loan star; is it asking too much of Bradford to revise their valuation?
DEAN HOLDSWORTH 6
Involved in much of what Wanderers had to offer before things started to turn sour.
Substitutes:Leam Richardson (6) for Fish 21 mins, Michael Ricketts (6) for Holdsworth 55 mins, Paul Wheatcroft for Rankin 75 mins, Wayne Buchanan, Jussi Jaaskelainen.
MACCLESFIELD TOWN
4-5-1
TONY BULLOCK
GEORGE ABBEY
SIMON COLLINS
DARREN TINSON
STEVE HITCHEN
JOHN ASKEY
BEN SEDGEMORE
KARL MUNROE
STEVE WOOD
KIERON DURKAN
RICHIE BARKER
Subs: Danny Adams for Askey 87 mins, Damien Whitehead for Barker 90 mins, Lee Glover, Gary Twynham, Chris Bettney.
Referee: David Pugh (Bebbington).
Attendance: 2,235.
Goals: Macclesfield - Sedgemore 31 mins, Munroe 45 mins, Barker 54 mins; Wanderers - Ricketts 78 mins.
Shots/headers on target: Macclesfield 8, Wanerers 7.
Corners: Macclesfield 2, Wanderers 2.
Fouls committed: Macclesfield 14, Wanderers 12.
Offsides: Macclesfield 2, Wanderers 0.
Bookings: Macclesfield - Whitehead 90 mins (kicking the ball away); Wanderers - Passi 34 mins (foul on Munroe), Richardson 69 mins (foul on Askey).
Man of the Match
Richie Barker
OPERATED as a lone striker but his energy and mobility unsettled Wanderers and forced a string of defensive errors. Ran himself to a standstill.
Magic Moment
IT was to prove costly for the team on the night and painful for the player himself but Mark Fish showed amazing aticipation, bravery and agility to beat Barker to Durkan's cross. A sensational clearance.
Moan of the Match
AFTER seeing the defence provide the solid foundation for all the successes of the season so far it was disturbing to see the number of errors, many of which were unforced, which made it easy for Macc.
ACTION SHOTS
3 mins: Bullock makes an important early save from Norris, set up cleverly by Holdsworth.
15 mins: Fish manages "the impossible" clearing Durkan's cross, ending up in the back of the net - injured.
18 mins: Bullock does well again to deny Norris a second time from a Barness 'assist'.
20 mins: Holdsworth's angled shot is powerful and on target but Bullock is equal to it.
GOAL!
31 mins: Sedgemore steals in at the back to guide an angled shot past Banks from Durkan's cross flicked on by Barker.
36 mins: Sedgemore almost gets a second, heading Askey's right-wing cross straight at Banks.
GOAL!
45 mins: Hesitation between Barness and Banks proves costly as the keeper strands himself with a poor clearance, leaving Munroe a 30-yard shot into an empty goal.
Half-time: 2-0.
51 mins: Durkan is inches wide with an angled shot.
GOAL!
54 mins: Abbey's pass draws in Barness and Bergsson to challenge Barker, whose lob catches Banks off his line.
GOAL!
78 mins: Ricketts gives Wanderers hope with a smart header from Barness' left wing cross.
79 mins: Barness escaps penalty appeals after bringing down Barker.
Full-time: 3-1.
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