One point nearer the play-offs

The draw at Morecambe last night puts Hereford United one point nearer the play-offs.

In other results involving play-off hopefuls, Grays and York won but Exeter lost and are beginning to look as though they may miss out.

Conference Table Update:

1 Accrington Stanley 37 30 81
2 Hereford 37 22 69
3 Halifax 36 12 64
4 Grays Athletic 35 27 62
5 York 37 21 61
6 Stevenage 37 14 61
7 Morecambe 37 16 59
8 Exeter 36 14 54

Potential Points Table:

Accrington 96
Hereford 84
Grays 83
Halifax 82
Stevenage 76
York 76
Morecambe 74
Exeter 72

Hereford United need another eight points to be certain of a play-off place.

The match at Christie Park, one of the more exciting of the season, was watched by about 80 Hereford United fans. Both teams had their chances and a draw was probably the right result. However some supporters thought the referee favoured Hereford's opponents as he failed to card several of their players for what looked to be unfair challenges. The stats showed 24 fouls committed by Morecambe and only 5 by Hereford

Graham Turner opted to start Danny Carey-Bertram and Adam Stansfield up front, leaving both Andy Williams and Stuart Fleetwood on the bench. However both Williams and Fleetwood came on in the second half replacing Stansfield and Taylor. Williams played on the wing.

Simon Travis also made a short return to the side replacing Ryan Green, who looked to have picked up a knock, late in the game.

But there was no sign of either Stacy Coldicott or Guy Ipoua.

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