Morecambe’s hopes of sealing a League Two play-off spot took a massive hit as they suffered a second successive home defeat on Tuesday evening.
On another blustery night at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium, the Shrimps lost as Crewe Alexandra sealed victory with a 70th-minute goal from Elliott Nevitt. The visitors were reduced to 10 men in the 90th minute, when Lewis Leigh was sent off for a reckless challenge, but the Shrimps failed to find a late opening. Morecambe boss Ged Brannan made three changes to the side that lost to Doncaster Rovers at the weekend.
Crewe ended the first half on the front foot with Nevitt and Matos Holicek forcing saves from home keeper Archie Mair. Alex had the first chance of note after the break, when skipper Mickey Demetriou ran on to Leigh’s cross but drilled his effort over the bar. Holicek had a good chance moments later when the ball fell to him in the area but he failed to find the target with a shot that flew well over.
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