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          2017-18 English League Two, Regular Season
          Coventry City Coventry City COV
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          Morecambe Morecambe MOR

          Morecambe survive after battling draw at Coventry

          May 5, 2018
          • PA Sport

          Morecambe secured their Football League status on goal difference after a battling 0-0 draw at Coventry City.
          The Shrimps had goalkeeper Barry Roche to thank for a number of superb stops after Barnet piled the pressure on with victory over Chesterfield.
          The draw also helped Coventry City set up a play-off date with Notts County.
          The Sky Blues started brightest with Roche tipping away Michael Doyle's powerful long-range effort after six minutes.
          Chris Stokes shot over before Jonson Clarke-Harris headed wide on 23 minutes as the Sky Blues stepped it up.
          Roche produced a superb instinctive save to keep out Clarke-Harris after 39 minutes as Morecambe continued to hang on.
          Kevin Ellison missed a great chance to give the visitors the lead when Lee Burge got the better of him in a one-on-one seven minutes after half-time.
          Roche got down well to save from Tom Bayliss in the 74th minute in a half of fewer chances.
          Clarke-Harris headed over from Liam Kelly's cross three minutes later, before Morecambe held on in a tense finish.

          English League Two Standings

          POS Team GP GD PTS
          1 Leyton Orient 28 +19 57
          2 Stevenage 26 +21 55
          3 Carlisle United 28 +21 51
          4 Northampton Town 27 +14 49
          5 Salford City 28 +10 45
          6 Swindon Town 27 +8 42
          7 Mansfield Town 27 +4 42
          8 Bradford City 26 +6 41
          9 Barrow 28 -4 40
          10 Stockport County 27 +11 39
          11 AFC Wimbledon 27 +2 39
          12 Sutton United 28 -7 39
          13 Tranmere Rovers 27 +6 38
          14 Walsall 25 +7 37
          15 Doncaster Rovers 26 -8 37
          16 Crewe Alexandra 25 -8 31
          17 Grimsby Town 24 -6 30
          18 Colchester United 29 -8 30
          19 Newport County 26 -6 26
          20 Crawley Town 25 -12 25
          21 Harrogate Town 26 -9 24
          22 Hartlepool United 28 -24 22
          23 Gillingham 26 -17 21
          24 Rochdale 28 -20 20