Morecambe 4, Buxton 0: Shrimps thrash Buxton 4-0 with second half show

Morecambe made it three wins from three with a superb second half show against Buxton at the Halo Aerospace Stadium.

After an even first half the Shrimps blew away their opponents with four goals to clinch a convincing victory.

Matty Daly scored twice either side of an Elliot Newby effort and sub Isaac Buckley-Ricketts rounded things off with a super individual effort in front of the home fans.

Boss Adam Lakeland named the same side that started in the Bank Holiday Monday win at Chester though he was able to name Cameron Coxe, Ronnie Blois and Ruben Curley on the bench after their recent injuries.

It was the visitors who started the game the better and had a great chance to open the scoring after just two minutes when a Liam Hogan slip allowed Kian Scales to run through at goal only for Myles Boney to make an important save.

The Shrimps hit back with Newby’s deflected shot flying just wide and both Hogan and Joe Garner missing the target with headers.

Devlan Moses saw a shot deflected for a corner for the visitors before George Cooper did manage to get the ball into the goal in first half injury time only for the referee to award a foul..

After a goalless first half the Shrimps dominated the second period onceDaly opened the scoring on 50 minutes when the ball landed to him after a goalmouth scramble and he made no mistake.

The goal gave Lakeland's side a lift and they dominated from there.Lewis Leigh forced Logan Stretch into a scrambling save and Daly missed the goal by inches after a flowing move.

The Shrimps turned the screw with a second goal on 62 minutes when Newby was alert to a quick free kick to blast the ball past Stretch.

Daly bagged his brace on 79 minutes when he tucked home a Jake Cain set piece from a Garner lay off and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts completed the scoring four minutes from time with a superb finish from the edge of the area after cutting inside onto his right foot and curling past Stretch.