Morecambe 0 Yeovil Town 0: Jamal’s spot-kick save earns Shrimps a point
Morecambe had Jamal Blackman to thank for earning a point in this dreary encounter with Yeovil at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium.
The Shrimps keeper produced a superb penalty save from Tahvon Campbell in the 79th minute to ensure a share of the spoils in a game that will not last long in the memory of anyone present.
It was a difficult afternoon from the start for the Shrimps who lost two players to injury in the warm-up.
Ashvir Singh Johal had originally named the same side that beat Brackley in midweek but Admiral Muskwe was a late drop-out and his physical presence was badly missed, as Harry Panayiotu struggled to make an impact on the game.
Ben Williams also hobbled off before the game started and that disruption seemed to set a pattern for a match which saw both defences very much on top.
Morecambe looked the more threatening side in the first half with Panayiotou seeing a close-range effort blocked and two half-shouts for penalties, as Yann Songo'o went down in the box and an an Emmerson Sutton cross hit the hand of a Yeovil defender, though it was close to his body.
The best chance fell to Gwion Edwards two minutes from the break when the ball came to him on the edge of the area after a poor punch from Jed Ward, but his final effort flew well wide.
The second half saw Morecambe quickly out of the blocks with Ward forced to punch away a Jack Nolan cross-shot and save well from a long-range Jake Cain effort.
Ben Tollitt produced a superb cross that Panayiotou failed to get on the end of and from there it was the visitors, who had been happy to defend in numbers, started to go on the attack.
Blackman made a stunning save from a Luke McCormick header and Junior Morias blazing wide from a good opening.
Josh Sims then made a hash of a good opening when found free on the left-hand side of the box before the game's biggest moment on 79 minutes.
Mo Sangare was adjudged to have brought down Campbell – but it was Blackman to the rescue with a fine save to ensure the Shrimps picked up another point.
Morecambe: Blackman, Songo'o, Kacurri, Francillette, Tollitt, Edwards (Thomas 45), Nolan, Sutton, Panayiotou (Aarons 86), Sangare, Cain (Azeez 72). Subs (not used): Mair, Payne, Raikhy, Campbell.
Yeovil Town: Ward, Whittle, Williams, Cousin-Dawson, Wannell, Morias, McCormick, Daly, Plant (Campbell 69), Sims (Greenslade 65), Joliffe. Subs (not used): Gould, McGavin, Ellison, Oluwabori, Ramirez-Espain.
Attendance: 2,486
Referee: D Brown.