Huddersfield  1 - 2 Tranmere

  Liam Dickinson 16               Edrissa Sonko 39

                                                            Ryan Shotton 49

Rovers came from behind to claim their first away win of the season away at Huddersfield.  Loanee Ryan Shotton headed in the winner after Sonko had equalised from long range.

Ronnie Moore rung the changes after the Oldham defeat with Chris Shuker, Craig Curran and Gareth Edds eing replaced by Ian Moore, Chris Greenacre and Ian Goodison. 

Rovers kept the 4-4-2 formation with Ian Moore at right midfield, Ian Goodison going in a centre back and Ryan Shotton moving to right back, so the team line up like this....

Coyne

Shotton, Chorley , Goodison, Taylor

Moore , Jennings , Kay, Sonko

Savage, Greenacre

Rovers lined up in the gold kit in the Yorkshire sunshine.

Mike Flynn had the first real chance of the game prodding just wide in the first ten minutes.  Antony Kay had Rovers first attempt firing over after the Huddersfield defence failed to clear.

Edrissa Sonko and Ben Chorley both headed wide with similar chances as the game was pretty even in the opening stages.

The next attack though brought the first goal, to Huddersfield .  Andy Taylor was harshly penalised for a tackle and Liam Dickinson stepped up and curled the free kick around the wall and in.  Danny Coyne got a fist got it but it went into the roof of the net, the wall maybe could have done better.

Minutes later Dickinson headed wide, then on 37 minutes Ben Chorley threw his body in the way of Keigan Parkers goal bound shot, saving a certain goal.

From the resulting corner Clarke met it with a bullet header only to be kept out by a superb reaction save from Coyne.

Moments later an Ian Goodison hoof was chested down by Chris Greenacre to Eddy Sonko and he hit a wonderful 20 yard volley that snuck in the bottom left corner.

Dickinson then bundled the ball over the line only for the linesman's flag to deny him this time.

Half-Time: Huddersfield Town 1-1 Tranmere Rovers

Rovers came out for the second half with re-newed spirit and belief, taking the game to Huddersfield and with Kay heading wide for the first chance of the half.

On 49 minutes the game was turned on its head as Andy Taylor curled a free kick right on to the head of the unmarked Ryan Shotton and his glancing header found the top corner and Rovers now found themselves in the lead.

Huddersfield acted by bringing on Robbie Williams and the former Everton man Danny Cadamarteri.  It was almost 3-1 as Kay almost found an opening after good work from Greenacre.

Shotton then sent Greenacre clean through with everyone looking for a flag the striker went on and hit the post with a low effort.

Ben Chorley then glanced a header just wide from another Taylor set piece before Roberts then shot wide for Town as Coyne remained untested.

Curran then replaced Greenacre with about ten minutes left and injected some energy up front.  Kay's goal bound volley was then headed off the line by Collins with the keeper beaten.

Good work from Bas Savage on the by-line set up Curran who slotted in only for the linesman to decide the ball had already gone out.

Moore then found Jennings and he slotted home only for the linesman's flag to rule out another Rovers goal.

Flynn then headed Cadamarteri's cross wide with the clock showing four minutes of injury time. 

Savage found time to play the clock down with some showboating the corner much to the delight of the travelling fans.

The game ended in a win for Rovers who came from behind to claim their first away win of the season, in style.  A great performance, especially in the second half.

Well done lads!

Half-Time: Huddersfield Town 1-2 Tranmere Rovers

Stan Ternants Post-Match Interview:

"I'm totally embarrassed, we beat ourselves.  Its not my fault it's the players fault.  They can't get tight, pass, cross or defend.  They are spineless, I'm so angry."

"We were against a side that came here expecting to be beaten"

Steve Jennings

He was everywhere winning every 50-50 balls in the midfield getting stuck in and giving 100%.  Deserved the goal that got chalked off [like last week].

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