Josh Galloway had opened the scoring in spectacular fashion before Stott headed home Charlie Brown’s corner with eight minutes to play. After some early pressure, the hosts produced the first chance on goal as David Symington’s effort from distance was deflected behind. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
On 10 minutes, Jordan Slew received the ball on the left wing before cutting inside and dragging his attempt off target. Moments later, another opportunity for the Shrimps saw Ben Tollitt’s first-time effort hit team-mate Callum Jones before Workington cleared the danger. The hosts came close to breaking the deadlock on 18 minutes through Galloway, whose curling strike sailed wide of Harry Burgoyne’s upright.
Burgoyne was called upon to keep the scores level midway through the half, denying Steven Rigg after he capitalised on an attempted back pass. Advertisement Advertisement A Workington trialist also tried their luck from the edge of the area but a deflection took any sting out of the shot and allowed Burgoyne to collect comfortably. At the other end, Jones’ 25-yard free-kick flew narrowly wide before he saw another set-piece met by Max Taylor , whose header was easily collected by Alex Mitchell.
Ten minutes into the second half, Morecambe defender Adam Lewis d.