League One
March 9, 2013
Tranmere Rovers
1 - 0
Oldham Athletic
League One
15:00 +00:00, March 9, 2013
Prenton Park, England
Referee: Tim Robinson
Full Power ahead for Rovers
Scoring Summary
| Tranmere Rovers | Oldham Athletic |
|---|---|
| Max Power (61') |
Teams
| Tranmere Rovers | Oldham Athletic |
|---|---|
| 1 Owain fon Williams | 13 Dean Bouzanis |
| 5 Ian Goodison | 5 Jean Yves Mvoto Owono |
| 14 Zoumana Bakayogo | 3 Jonathan Grounds |
| 2 Danny Holmes | 2 Connor Brown |
| 4 Ash Taylor | 7 Lee Croft |
| 6 Liam Palmer | 4 James Wesolowski |
| 24 Paul Corry | 15 Jordan Obita |
| 17 Max Power | 6 James Tarkowski |
| 26 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 18 Lee Barnard |
| 22 Abdulai Bell-Baggie | 14 Matt Smith |
| 20 Michael O'Halloran | 20 Jose Baxter |
| Substitutes | |
| 33 Jason Mooney | Alex Cisak 1 |
| 19 Michael Kay | Carl Winchester 26 |
| 3 Paul Black | Dean Furman 8 |
| 23 Donervorn Daniels | Chris Iwelumo 9 |
| 12 Danny Harrison | Robbie Simpson 10 |
| 18 David Amoo | Kirk Millar 21 |
| 16 Cole Stockton | Daniel Taylor 19 |
| Substitutions | |
| David Amoo for Michael O'Halloran (20) | Robbie Simpson for Matt Smith (59) |
| Cole Stockton for Paul Corry (60) | Kirk Millar for Jordan Obita (69) |
| Danny Harrison for Abdulai Bell-Baggie (90) | Dean Furman for James Wesolowski (86) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Ian Goodison (9) | Connor Brown (11) |
| Max Power (64) | James Tarkowski (18) |
| · Squads: Tranmere Rovers | Oldham Athletic | |
Tranmere's Max Power lived up to his name with a stunning strike that reversed the fortunes of Ronnie Moore's side as they clinched a 1-0 win over Oldham.
Moore's men snatched just their second win in seven outings at the expense of struggling Oldham to hoist themselves back into the top four having set a blistering pace earlier in the season.
The defeat saw the Latics' suffer their second successive loss since their fine FA Cup run came to an end at Everton, but Tranmere fans had little sympathy having witnessed their side recover from their own miserable run of results.
A fine one-handed save from Dean Bouzanis kept out Jean Louis Akpa Akpro's header as he stretched to reach Power's 13th-minute corner.
James Wesolowski's flailing strike failed to threaten for Oldham before Matt Smith headed straight at Owain Fon Williams.
It was Rovers who took the lead in the 61st minute, however, when Power delivered a strike that flew past Bouzanis from the edge of the box.
Tranmere had Fon Williams to thank when he scrambled Wesolowski's shot round a post.
Jose Baxter went closer to an equaliser when he rifled a 25-yard free-kick off the underside of the crossbar but Oldham could not snatch an equaliser as they failed to climb out of the bottom four.