Salford City 0-2 Stockport County

Will Collar and Paddy Madden were on target as Stockport won at Greater Manchester rivals Salford City.

The Ammies succumbed to a goal in each half and remain without a home win since August.

The first-ever EFL clash between these two saw Salford threaten early on when Luke Bolton curled a sweet 18-yard strike inches off target.

Midway through the first half Stockport’s Myles Hippolyte fired straight at goalkeeper Tom King following James Brown’s precise cross.

Defender Calum MacDonald also went close when he poked wide as he met Collar’s ball into the box.

Stockport lost goalkeeper Vítezslav Jaros to injury late in the first half but went ahead in added time just before the break when Collar nodded in easily after King couldn’t hold Hippolyte’s initial strike.

The Ammies almost leveled when Callum Hendry robbed Brown before driving a shot just over the top and Elliot Simoes also forced Stockport’s sub keeper Ben Hinchliffe into a fine stop.

Stockport almost bagged a second on the break, but Collar blasted off target from 15 yards before visiting skipper Madden wrapped up the victory when he slotted home Kyle Wootton’s cross from 12 yards.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

line ups

Salford

formation 4-3-3

1King

35O’Brien42Vasell5Eastham3Touray

16Galbraith6watt7watson

24Bolton9Henry11Simões Inácio

• 1King
• 35O’BrienSubstituted forleakat 45′minutes
• 42Vasell
• 5EasthamBooked at 40mins
• 3Touray
• 16GalbraithBooked at 53minsSubstituted forTolayat 57′minutes
• 6watt
• 7watson
• 24Bolton
• 9HenrySubstituted forSmithat 57′minutes
• 11Simões Inácio

substitutes

• 12Chapman
• 17Smith
• 19Tolay
• 22Jenkins
• 23berkoe
• 26leak
• 50Henderson

Stock port

formation 3-5-2

25Jaros

4Wright23Hussey6Horsfall

16Brown14Collar18Croasdale21Hippolyte28MacDonald

9madden19Wootton

• 25JarosSubstituted forhinschliffeat 38′minutes
• 4Wright
• 23Hussey
• 6Horsfall
• 16Brown
• 14Collar
• 18Croasdale
• 21Hippolyte
• 28MacDonaldSubstituted forJohnsonat 59′minutes
• 9madden
• 19Wootton

substitutes

• 1hinschliffe
• 5palmers
• 10Sarcevic
• 11crankshaw
• 15Johnson
• 20newbie
• 29Jennings

Referee: Scott Oldham

Attendance: 3,633

live text

1. Match ends, Salford City 0, Stockport County 2.

2. Second Half ends, Salford City 0, Stockport County 2.

3. Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the center of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elliot Watt.

4. Attempt saved. Will Collar (Stockport County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the center of the goal. Assisted by Paddy Madden.

5. Foul by Ryan Leak (Salford City).

6. Kyle Wootton (Stockport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

7. Foul by Elliot Watt (Salford City).

8. Myles Hippolyte (Stockport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

9. Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Salford City).

10. Ryan Johnson (Stockport County) wins a free kick in defensive half.

11. Ryan Leak (Salford City) wins a free kick in defensive half.

12. Foul by Kyle Wootton (Stockport County).

13. Attempt blocked. Lorent Tolaj (Salford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Watt with a cross.

14. Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Myles Hippolyte.

15. Goal! Salford City 0, Stockport County 2. Paddy Madden (Stockport County) right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Wootton.

16. Corner, Stockport County. Conceded by Ryan Leak.

17. Attempt blocked. Myles Hippolyte (Stockport County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Collar.

18. Attempt missed. Will Collar (Stockport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kyle Wootton.

19. Attempt blocked. Elliot Simões (Salford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Watt.

20. Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Fraser Horsfall.