RUTHLESS Oxford United ended Grimsby Town’s hopes of another FA Cup run as they ran out comfortable 3-1 winners on a blustery afternoon at Blundell Park.
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Gulls Swoop for Victory over Mariners
GRIMSBY TOWN 0 TORQUAY UNITED 2
INJURIES to first-choice strikers Lenell John-Lewis and Jon-Paul Pittman helped pile on the misery for Grimsby Town as they slumped to a 2-0 home defeat against Torquay United.
First half goals from Courtney Richards and Luke Young were enough to send the hosts to a second successive defeat, despite a spirited second half comeback, and make it a happy homecoming for Cleethorpes-born boss Chris Hargreaves.
Late Bencherif Goal Takes Derby Spoils for Imps
LINCOLN CITY 3 GRIMSBY TOWN 2
A LATE goal from Hamza Bencherif secured Lincoln City a first league win over rivals Grimsby Town in eight years after a pulsating local derby at Sincil Bank that featured five goals, two penalties and a string of other chances.
For the Mariners, it was a case of pressing the self-destruct button, conceding three sloppy goals, the last of those coming at the end of a half where it looked like they would be the ones most likely to secure the three points. Continue reading
Pittman and Hannah Goals Help Town Clip Wings
GOALS in each half from Jon-Paul Pittman and Ross Hannah, the latter a penalty, helped Grimsby Town to a routine 2-0 win over Welling United at Blundell Park.
Town Shot in the Foot by Poor Officiating
REFEREE Robert Whitton took centre stage as Grimsby Town’s unbeaten start to the 2014/15 Vanarama Conference season came to an end after a 2-1 defeat at Aldershot Town.
The 35th-minute sending off of striker Lenell John-Lewis swung the match in the hosts’ favour, after the Mariners had dominated the opening exchanges.
And Brett Williams’ second half brace ensured the three points stayed in Hampshire, despite Scott Neilson’s late strike sparking a spirited Mariners’ comeback.
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