League One
September 8, 2012
Crewe Alexandra
0 - 0
Tranmere Rovers
League One
14:00 +00:00, September 8, 2012
The Alexandra Stadium, England
Referee: R Madley
Rovers remain unbeaten
Scoring Summary
| Crewe Alexandra | Tranmere Rovers |
|---|
Teams
| Crewe Alexandra | Tranmere Rovers |
|---|---|
| 13 Alan Martin | 1 Owain fon Williams |
| 15 Gregor Robertson | 14 Zoumana Bakayogo |
| 5 Mark Ellis | 2 Danny Holmes |
| 3 Harry Davis | 4 Ash Taylor |
| 19 Abdul Osman | 21 Ben Gibson |
| 8 Luke Murphy | 10 Andy Robinson |
| 14 Kelvin Mellor | 8 James Wallace |
| 11 Byron Moore | 6 Liam Palmer |
| 10 Ajay Leitch-Smith | 26 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro |
| 7 Max Clayton | 22 Abdulai Bell-Baggie |
| 25 Harry Bunn | 9 Jake Cassidy |
| Substitutes | |
| 21 Ben Garratt | Jason Mooney 33 |
| 6 Adam Dugdale | Michael Kay 19 |
| 2 Matt Tootle | Roman Golobart 23 |
| 12 Oliver Turton | Danny Harrison 12 |
| 16 Jon Guthrie | Joe Thompson 7 |
| 26 Chuks Aneke | Adam McGurk 11 |
| 18 Brendon Daniels | Cole Stockton 16 |
| Substitutions | |
| Chuks Aneke for Harry Bunn (63) | Adam McGurk for Abdulai Bell-Baggie (73) |
| Matt Tootle for Max Clayton (72) | |
| Brendon Daniels for Ajay Leitch-Smith (81) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Luke Murphy (85) | James Wallace (90) |
| · Squads: Crewe Alexandra | Tranmere Rovers | |
Ronnie Moore's Tranmere maintained their unbeaten start in a hard-fought goalless draw with newly-promoted Crewe.
Clear-cut chances were at a premium and Rovers had one of the best after just three minutes, but Jake Cassidy volleyed Abadulai Bell-Baggie's cross wide.
Crewe responded instantly with A-Jay Leitch Smith combining with Max Clayton but the latter's snapshot took a late deflection into the side netting.
Harry Davis headed over for Alex before Clayton ballooned a long-range effort shot high and wide.
In the second half Matt Tootle almost won it for Crewe but he could not connect with Brendon Daniels' cross from six yards out while Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro headed straight at Alan Martin at the death.