by johntheclaret » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:27 am
Easter Week End
LEAGUE 1
Results
Monday, 13 April 2009
Cheltenham 1-0 Yeovil
Colchester 0-1 Brighton
Hartlepool 2-3 Scun.thorpe
Huddersfield 1-0 Carlisle
Leicester 1-0 Leeds
Millwall 2-0 Peterborough
Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Bristol R.
Northampton 2-3 Southend
Oldham 1-1 Crewe
Stockport 1-2 Walsall
Swindon 0-1 Leyton O
Tranmere 2-1 Hereford
Saturday, 11 April 2009
Brighton 2-3 Swindon
Crewe 0-0 Hartlepool
Hereford 1-3 Leicester
Leeds 1-0 Stockport
Leyton O 2-1 Colchester
Walsall 0-1 Tranmere
Friday, 10 April 2009
Bristol R. 1-0 Northampton
Carlisle 1-1 Oldham
Round Up
Saturday 11 April 2009
Leicester opened up a four-point lead at the top of Coca-Cola League One after coming from behind to secure a 3-1 win at lowly Hereford.
The hosts, who are second from bottom, had taken a shock lead on the half-hour through Steve Guinan's penalty after Joe Mattock was adjudged to have brought down Jennison Myrie-Williams in the box.
But Matt Oakley equalised within five minutes and late strikes from Lloyd Dyer and Steve Howard ensured the Foxes continue their march towards automatic promotion.
Leeds consolidated their play-off position with a 1-0 win over Stockport, Jonathan Howson pouncing in the ninth minute after Conrad Logan had failed to deal with Robert Snodgrass ball.
Simon Grayson's team are now level on points with fourth-placed MK Dons and one behind Millwall in third.
They are joined in the top six by Tranmere, who leapfrogged **** courtesy of a 1-0 win at Walsall. Bas Savage scored the winner with 10 minutes to go with a header from Edrissa Sonko's cross.
At the bottom, Brighton remain deep in trouble after succumbing to a 3-2 home defeat against Swindon.
Adam Virgo had given the Seagulls a half-time lead, but three goals in 10 minutes from Gordon Greer, Billy Paynter and top-scorer Simon Cox turned the game on its head.
Gary Dicker pulled back a conslation in injury time but the result leaves Brighton six points from safety in 22nd position.
Neither Crewe nor Hartlepool could do much to ease their relegation fears after they played out a goalless draw at the Alexandra Stadium that leaves them 20th and 18th respectively.
Elsewhere, Leyton Orient overcame Colchester 2-1 at the Matchroom Stadium thanks to a late Jimmy Smith goal.
Monday 13 April 2009
MK Dons postponed Leicester's promotion party by beating Bristol Rovers to keep alive their own chances of a top-two finish in Coca-Cola League One.
The Foxes' dramatic 1-0 win over Leeds at lunchtime had put them within touching distance of promotion but the Dons' 2-1 victory meant Nigel Pearson's league leaders must wait for their return to the Championship to be confirmed.
Roberto di Matteo's Dons side made the breakthrough when Ali Gerba capitalised on some woeful Rovers defending to put the home side ahead after 29 minutes.
The points were effectively sealed for the Dons six minutes after the break when Luke Chadwick made it 2-0 and though Steve Elliott (83) pulled one back, the home side held on for the win.
Earlier, Leicester's closely-fought clash against Leeds seemed set to end in stalemate. However, more than a minute into stoppage time Steve Howard timed his run perfectly to powerfully head home Max-Alain Gradel's corner and send the bumper Walkers Stadium crowd into a frenzy.
Millwall still have a chance of automatic promotion after a 2-0 victory over Peterborough - whose own chances took a hit.
There was controversy over Millwall's opener after Joe Lewis twice saved a penalty only for the linesman to flag the keeper for moving off his line.
David Martin stepped up to bury the third attempt, and then turned provider in the second half as Jason Price turned home his cross from close-range to seal the points.
Play-off chasing Tranmere enjoyed a 2-1 win at home to Hereford despite finishing with 10 men to leave the Bulls bottom of the table.
Bas Savage's eighth-minute opener put Rovers ahead before Charlie Barnett (26) extended their lead.
However, Ian Goodison's sending-off in the 72nd minute left Tranmere vulnerable and when Steve Guinan scored a penalty two minutes into added time, the home side were relieved to hear the final whistle.
Cheltenham earned a stay of execution and lifted themselves off the bottom with a 1-0 win at home to 10-man Yeovil.
At a nervy Whaddon Road the first half was goalless but Frankie Artus fired home the winner five minutes into the second half. Yeovil tried in vain to mount a fightback but their chances were undermined by Gary Roberts' 79th-minute dismissal for a second booking.
Scun.thorpe won 3-2 at Hartlepool to maintain hope of securing a play-off berth.
Hartlepool's Michael Nelson levelled 18 minutes in after the Iron went ahead through Grant McCann's early free-kick.
Scun.thorpe regained the lead through Paul Hayes (55) and after Daniel Nardiello equalised again, Hayes struck another to take an exciting victory back home.
Brighton managed an edgy 1-0 win at Colchester but remain third from bottom despite Lloyd Owusu's headed winner. Northampton's superior goal difference kept Brighton from climbing a place.
The Cobblers, struggling in the last relegation spot, lost 3-2 at home to Southend.
Jean Francois Christophe put Southend a goal up heading towards the break only for Adebayo Akinfenwa to level just after the restart.
However, Theo Robinson's 56th-minute strike and Lee Barnard's goal four minutes later meant Aleksandar Prijovic's 80th-minute effort was merely a consolation.
Andy Booth's header 12 minutes from time earned Huddersfield a 1-0 home win over struggling Carlisle. The Cumbrians are now just one place and three points above the relegation zone after the defeat.
Crewe swapped places with Carlisle as they drew 1-1 at Oldham.
Elsewhere Walsall beat Stockport 2-1 and Swindon lost 1-0 at home to Leyton Orient.
Table
Teams P GD PTS
1 Leicester 43 40 89
2 Peterborough 43 22 82
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3 Millwall 43 13 79
4 Milton Keynes Dons 42 34 78
5 Leeds 43 22 75
6 Tranmere 43 15 72
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7 Scun.thorpe 41 17 70
8 Southend 43 -3 67
9 Huddersfield 43 -4 63
10 Oldham 43 2 61
11 Walsall 43 -4 58
12 Bristol R 42 15 57
13 Stockport 43 3 57
14 Colchester 43 -3 57
15 Leyton O 43 -9 55
16 Yeovil 42 -22 49
17 Swindon 43 -4 48
18 Hartlepool 43 -10 47
19 Crewe 43 -18 46
20 Carlisle 43 -15 45
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21 Northampton 41 -3 42
22 Brighton 42 -19 42
23 Cheltenham 42 -36 35
24 Hereford 42 -33 33