League Two - Torquay win fourth straight

Tue, 24 Jan 22:54:00 2012

Torquay made it four wins in a row as skipper Lee Mansell's eighth league goal of the season proved enough to beat struggling Dagenham.

2011-12 League Two Torquay Lee Mansell - 0

Mansell crashed in the game's only goal from the edge of the box in the 39th minute after being teed up by left-back Kevin Nicholson.

The Gulls nearly doubled their lead seconds later when Danny Stevens smashed a shot from distance just wide after a defence-splitting run from the halfway line.

Daggers should have gone ahead earlier in the half but Mark Arber sliced wide from close range from the visitors' fourth corner in the opening 15 minutes.

Michael Spillane came close to equalising in the second period with a superb 64th-minute free-kick that home keeper Bobby Olejnik flapped around his post at the last second.

But the Gulls held on to maintain their 100 per cent record since the turn of the year.

Sammy Moore scored an 88th-minute winner as AFC Wimbledon left it late to beat Macclesfield 2-1.

Billy Knott's superb strike on the hour cancelled out Dwayne Mattis' opener just two minutes earlier before Moore had the final word.

The Dons controlled the game from kick-off, almost going ahead inside a minute when Byron Harrison unlocked Macclesfield's defence only for Luke Moore to slice over.

Jack Midson and Harrison tested Jose Veiga before the visiting keeper spilled a cross and Midson thundered a 12-yard volley straight back at him.

The Silkmen piled forward after the break and former Chesterfield midfielder Mattis pounced on Shaun Brisley's header to score on his debut.

Knott responded by firing in a 25-yard strike and the hosts regained control with Midson heading over before Moore wriggled free to slot home and secure all three points at the death.

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