Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Walsall 2 Tranmere Rovers 0

My clipping from this morning's paper

Will Grigg's super scoring streak edged Walsall closer to the play-offs.

Hot shot striker Grigg grabbed his eighth goal in six games from the spot in the 50th minute after Fabien Brandy had been up-ended by Danny Holmes.

Six minutes later co-striker Craig Westcarr added a 20 yard scorcher to claim his second goal since a January move to the club.

Tranmere have won two of their last nine games as their own promotion ambitions stutter.

Meanwhile Walsall have lost one in the last thirteen outings and could have been two up at the break.

Winger Jamie Paterson had one shot cleared off the line by Ash Taylor, another saved at full stretch by Owain Fon Williams and midfielder Sam Mantom hit the post from 25 yards.


Walsall boss Dean Smith was delighted with the win that took his side to within four points of the play-offs and said:

"I feel we've got momentum with us and we're a team to be reckoned with, but you can't look too far ahead.

"You need team spirit and team ethic and the players have that in abundance. It's not just about Craig Westcarr's great strike or Will Grigg's penalty.

"It was always going to be a battle and our pitch doesn't help. We knew what to expect from Tranmere and they didn't disappoint.




Will Griig from the spot

"Tranmere started well and they're still above us in the table and so it was always going to be a tough game."

Furious Tranmere manager Ronnie Moore saw his team's promotion hopes falter and blasted:

"I've told them that opportunities like they have don't come around that often and you have to grasp them when they do.

"I wish I could play. It's done my head in that a team of mine played like that. It wasn't good enough. I can only apologise to the fans who have worked hard themselves and expect us to put a shift in.

"There's not one of my players today who will ever play in the Premier League - not on that performance.

"I think Walsall are a decent side and for what Dean's done he deserves a knighthood, but if we played the way we can, we could've won."



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