Football: Stockport County 2 - 1 Blackpool
Stockport boosted their promotion hopes after beating Blackpool
Ashley Fletcher fired Blackpool into an early lead at Edgeley Park, but Stockport hit back after the break, with substitute Kyle Andresson levelling before heading home a late winner to complete the turnaround.
The visitors struck inside seven minutes as Albie Morgan’s clever pass set up Fletcher, who calmly lifted the ball over County keeper Corey Addai.
Fletcher almost doubled his tally on 15 minutes, but his delicate flick from Morgan’s cross came back off the post and into Addai’s grateful hands.
Stockport responded with Lewis Bate forcing Harry Tyrer into a save, before the Blackpool keeper produced a superb stop to tip Isaac Olaofe’s dipping effort over the bar just before half-time.
County found their equaliser two minutes into the second half when Olaofe picked out Andresson in space, and the substitute slotted past Tyrer.
Blackpool came close to restoring their lead soon after, but Addai reacted well to deny Niall Ennis from close range following Hayden Coulson’s delivery.
Addai was called into action again on 80 minutes, keeping out Ennis’ header, but a minute later, Andresson was on hand to nod in Callum Camps’ cross and complete Stockport’s comeback.
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Michael, a Stockport fan, told us: "That was a fantastic match with two teams trying to play open attacking football. I thought we weren't great for most of the first-half but improved for the second 45 minutes. In the end, it was a deserved three points and we've given ourselves a slight chance of achieving automatic promotion."
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