Newport County 1-2 Stockport County: Madden strikes to down Exiles

Paddy Madden (centre) scored five goals in six league matches during October

Stockport striker Paddy Madden lived up to his League Two Player of the Month award by coming up with the winner against Newport County.

Aaron Lewis fired the hosts ahead just before the break after latching onto Omar Bogle’s low ball across the box.

Chris Hussey’s bizarre free-kick drew Stockport level, his touchline effort finding the far corner of the net.

Madden volleyed home from a quality Macauley Southam-Hales cross to seal the win.

Newport almost found an instant response, Bogle’s left-footed effort parried away by Ben Hinchliffe, who also denied Will Evans in injury time.

Stockport are now unbeaten in their past five league matches and rise to 12th in the table, while Newport drop to 19th.

Newport manager Graham Coughlan said:

“Basic errors, simple as that, we made them, they didn’t.

“We can’t be beat like that from a free kick, Joe [Day] is a little bit gutted, but he will live and learn.

“We looked tired, we looked as if we’d had a tough month, we weren’t at our fluent best.

“But in fairness to the lads, they were absolutely giving it their all.”

line ups

Newport

formation 3-5-2

1Day

3Drysdale6Farquharson28Demetriou

2Norman22Moriah Welsh17bennett11wait14Lewis

9Bogle29Evans

• 1Day
• 3DrysdaleBooked at 56mins
• 6Farquharson
• 28DemetriouSubstituted forCollinsat 79′minutes
• 2Norman
• 22Moriah WelshSubstituted forDolanat 71′minutes
• 17bennett
• 11waitSubstituted forWillmottat 79′minutes
• 14LewisBooked at 67minsSubstituted forNeversat 90′minutes
• 9Bogle
• 29Evans

substitutes

• 7Willmott
• 8thDolan
• 18Zimba
• 19Nevers
• 21Collins
• 27Lewis
• 30townsend

Stock port

formation 3-5-2

1hinschliffe

4Wright6Horsfall23Hussey

2Southam Hales14Collar18Croasdale21Hippolyte10Sarcevic

9madden19Wootton

• 1hinschliffe
• 4Wright
• 6Horsfall
• 23Hussey
• 2Southam HalesSubstituted forLewisat 82′minutes
• 14Collar
• 18Croasdale
• 21Hippolyte
• 10SarcevicSubstituted forJohnsonat 82′minutes
• 9madden
• 19Wootton

substitutes

• 7Lemonheight-Evans
• 11crankshaw
• 13Jones
• 15Johnson
• 16Brown
• 28MacDonald
• 31Lewis

live text

1. Match ends, Newport County 1, Stockport County 2.

2. Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Stockport County 2.

3. Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Ben Hinchliffe.

4. Attempt saved. Scot Bennett (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top center of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Norman.

5. Foul by Kyle Wootton (Stockport County).

6. Matthew Dolan (Newport County) wins a free kick in defensive half.

7. Substitution, Newport County. Thierry Nevers replaces Aaron Lewis.

8. Attempt saved. Will Evans (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the center of the goal. Assisted by Declan Drysdale.

9. Paddy Madden (Stockport County) hits the bar with a header from the center of the box. Assisted by Will Collar.

10. Substitution, Stockport County. Joe Lewis replaces Macauley Southam Hales.

11. Substitution, Stockport County. Ryan Johnson replaces Antoni Sarcevic.

12. Handball by Cameron Norman (Newport County).

13. Substitution, Newport County. Lewis Collins replaces Mickey Demetriou.

14. Substitution, Newport County. Robbie Willmott replaces James Waite.

15. Myles Hippolyte (Stockport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

16. Foul by Will Evans (Newport County).

17. Attempt saved. Omar Bogle (Newport County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Priestley Farquharson.

18. Goal! Newport County 1, Stockport County 2. Paddy Madden (Stockport County) left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Macauley Southam-Hales with a cross.

19. Myles Hippolyte (Stockport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

20. Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).