Morecambe v Blackpool RECAP: Updates from Seasiders' final pre-season friendly

Adam Phillips beats James Husband to a searching ball down the right flank. He uses his strength well to cut inside before unleashing a powerful, rising shot that flies just over Chris Maxwell’s crossbar.

Richard Keogh picks out Jerry Yates with a penetrative forward pass. The striker turns quickly and shoots instantly, but his effort is well over.

Keshi Anderson does superbly to skip past a couple of challenges in the centre of the pitch. He picks out Demetri Mitchell with a lovely through-ball, but it hits Mitchell on the thigh before he gets the chance to run onto it. Unfortunate.

CJ Hamilton and Keshi Anderson combine well down the left but they dilly-dally for too long, with the move breaking down once again.

“Cross the ball”, Neil Critchley bellows from the touchline.

Keshi Anderson swivels and turns well in the box to create some space, but he over-complicates it and looks to take the ball past his man again. Eventually, the chance goes to waste and Morecambe clear.

Demetri Mitchell let’s fly from range for a second time this afternoon, but he doesn’t quite get hold of his shot and Kyle Letheren watches it wide.

Wes McDonald fires Morecambe into the lead with his side’s first attempt of the afternoon. It was a tidy finish from the winger, to be fair, firing first time high into the roof of the Blackpool net having latched onto a pullback from the right.

The Seasiders continue to win the ball back high up the pitch in some promising positions thanks to some disciplined closing down.

They’ve not managed to capitalise just yet though, much to the annoyance of Neil Critchley who has just turned away in anger, muttering some expletives under his breath.

Demetri Mitchell cuts in from the right flank before unleashing a powerful effort which stings the palms of the Morecambe keeper. Good effort.

CJ Hamilton, Blackpool’s main threat early on, takes the ball past his marker on the right, pulling the ball into the path of Keshi Anderson, but Morecambe clear.