Morecambe 1-1 Braintree Town · National League
Morecambe drew 1-1 with Braintree Town in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Morecambe and Braintree Town met in the National League at Mazuma Stadium in Morecambe on Saturday, 14 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Morecambe: J. Nolan 87'. Braintree Town: L. Walker 90'.
How the match went
Braintree Town saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Morecambe had 18 shots with 6 on target, Braintree Town 12 with 3 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 5 to Morecambe and 7 to Braintree Town. Morecambe conceded 10 fouls, Braintree Town 12. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (4 for Morecambe, 1 for Braintree Town).
Line-ups
Morecambe started in a 3-5-2: Jamal Blackman, Liam Hogan, Harlee Dean, Kyle Jameson, Lewis Payne, Paul Lewis, Yann Songo'o, Miguel Azeez, Gwion Edwards, Jack Nolan, Christopher Popov.
Braintree Town started in a 3-4-3: Mason Terry, Aidan Francis Clarke, Tommy Smith, Ben Drake, Elliot Thorpe, James Vennings, Emmanuel Okunowo, Ryan Clampin, Sahid Kamara, John Akinde, Zavier Massiah-Edwards.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Morecambe 0-0 Braintree Town.
- 87'Goal! Morecambe 1-0 Braintree Town. J. Nolan (Morecambe) converts the penalty.
- 90+6'Goal! Morecambe 1-1 Braintree Town. L. Walker (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by M. Terry.
- 90'Full-time. Morecambe 1-1 Braintree Town.
Full commentary (48 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Morecambe vs Braintree Town.
- 1'Attempt missed. G. Edwards (Morecambe), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 1'Attempt blocked. J. Nolan (Morecambe), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 14'Attempt missed. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 19'Yellow card for L. Hogan (Morecambe) for foul.
- 23'Attempt saved. C. Popov (Morecambe), left-footed shot. xG 0.32.
- 23'Attempt blocked. J. Nolan (Morecambe), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 24'Attempt missed. G. Edwards (Morecambe), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 27'Attempt saved. C. Popov (Morecambe), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.41.
- 27'Attempt blocked. L. Payne (Morecambe), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 29'Attempt saved. J. Akinde (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 33'Attempt missed. C. Popov (Morecambe), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.42.
- 36'Attempt saved. Z. Massiah-Edwards (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 41'Attempt missed. E. Thorpe (Braintree Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 44'Attempt saved. J. Nolan (Morecambe), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
- 44'Attempt missed. Y. Songo'o (Morecambe), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.33.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Morecambe 0-0 Braintree Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 53'Attempt missed. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 55'Attempt missed. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.21.
- 57'Attempt blocked. C. Popov (Morecambe), left-footed shot. xG 0.42.
- 60'Attempt saved. P. Lewis (Morecambe), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 62'Substitution, Morecambe: M. Sangare comes on for M. Azeez.
- 68'Substitution, Braintree Town: L. Walker comes on for S. Kamara.
- 70'Yellow card for L. Payne (Morecambe) for argument.
- 72'Attempt missed. M. Sangare (Morecambe), header. xG 0.13.
- 75'Attempt blocked. L. Walker (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 77'Substitution, Morecambe: D. Ogwuru comes on for Y. Songo'o.
- 77'Attempt missed. B. Drake (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 78'Substitution, Braintree Town: M. M. Dibley-Dias comes on for Z. Massiah-Edwards.
- 78'Attempt saved. C. Popov (Morecambe), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 80'Attempt missed. K. Jameson (Morecambe), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 83'Yellow card for A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town) for foul.
- 87'Goal! Morecambe 1-0 Braintree Town. J. Nolan (Morecambe) converts the penalty.
- 88'Yellow card for J. Nolan (Morecambe).
- 88'Substitution, Braintree Town: A. Akande comes on for E. Thorpe.
- 89'Substitution, Morecambe: B. Williams comes on for P. Lewis.
- 89'Substitution, Morecambe: J. Cain comes on for G. Edwards.
- 90'Attempt blocked. C. Popov (Morecambe), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 90'Attempt blocked. M. M. Dibley-Dias (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. C. Popov (Morecambe), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 90+3'Yellow card for C. Popov (Morecambe) for foul.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.30.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. J. Vennings (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 90+6'Goal! Morecambe 1-1 Braintree Town. L. Walker (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by M. Terry.
- 90'Full-time. Morecambe 1-1 Braintree Town.