Tranmere held to a draw at Harrogate

Tranmere visited Harrogate Town today for a 3pm kick-off in their latest fixture in the 2022/23 League Two season.

Ahead of the game, Micky Mellon said, “Winning games of football is great but we don’t allow things to get too high or too low, that’s not the way we set up the environment here.

“Winning is what football is all about but the message is still the same, we keep pushing forward and keep producing those performances with that mentality and that attitude to keep doing that.

“The minute you believe that you’re going to get given anything and it’s not going to take pure hard work, then you will find yourself in trouble. We keep the place level-headed.”

Match Report: Harrogate Town v Tranmere Rovers

Harrogate Town 1	v	1 Tranmere Rovers
Daly (37′)	Goals	Turnbull (57′)
Armstrong (37′)	Assists
	HT 1-0

Tranmere maintained their unbeaten run, but couldn’t quite break the 1-1 deadlock on the road at Harrogate this afternoon.

Jordan Turnbull notched up his first goal of the season with his 57th-minute strike.

Rovers played sloppily during the first half and despite attempts at goal from Elliott Nevitt, Josh Hawkes, Kieron Morris, and Kane Hemmings, it was Harrogate who took the lead.

Harrogate’s Matty Daly took full advantage of a rebounding ball from 25 yards out, and with the help of a little deflection, the ball found its way into the Tranmere net at 37 minutes.

The otherwise evenly matched first half ended with Harrogate leading by a single goal.

Fan-favourite Dynel Simeu was the first Tranmere player to have a crack at goal during the second half, but his headed effort was saved by Harrogate keeper, Peter Jameson.

It was Jordan Turnbull who made his effort count just a few minutes later, with his close-range shot high in the centre of the goal following a corner, with Simeu assisting.

Nevitt tried on goal again, but his shot from the centre of the box was blocked, denying him from making his second shot on target count.

Further attempts from Simeu, Hawkes, Hemmings, Morris, and Nevitt brought the total shots for Tranmere to 14, with five on target, with Harrogate only managing one shot on target for the game.

Despite the efforts of the visitors, they had to go home with a share of the points, but can take solace in the fact that Daly’s goal was the first conceded in over eight hours of football.

Tranmere host Rochdale on Tuesday 25 October for a 7:45pm kick off in their next game of the League Two season.

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