Match ends, Scunthorpe United 2, Peterborough United 1.
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Josh Morris' penalty two minutes from time earned Scunthorpe victory over Peterborough and a first win in six League One games.
The winger converted from the spot after Simon Church had been felled by Jonathan Bond as he latched on to a poor backpass and attempted to take the ball around the Posh keeper.
The strike completed an impressive comeback from the Iron, who had been behind until the 79th minute as a result of Andrew Hughes' well-hit volley six minutes after the break.
After an uneventful first half, Scunthorpe made a bright start to the second, with Hughes' goal, which came when a corner ran through to him at the back post, coming against the run of play.
But the hosts got back on level terms with 11 minutes to play courtesy of Lee Novak's well-directed header and when Church intercepted Hughes' under-hit ball back to his keeper, Morris made the most of the opportunity to secure what had earlier looked like an unlikely three points.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Scunthorpe
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Gilks
- 2ClarkeBooked at 63mins
- 23McArdle
- 5M Wallace
- 33ButroidSubstituted forChurchat 77'minutes
- 19HolmesBooked at 30minsSubstituted forAdelakunat 45'minutes
- 6Ojo
- 12BishopBooked at 34mins
- 11Morris
- 9MaddenSubstituted forvan Veenat 59'minutes
- 17Novak
Substitutes
- 10van Veen
- 14Hopper
- 15Lewis
- 16Adelakun
- 21Burgess
- 30Church
- 31Watson
Peterborough
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1BondBooked at 87mins
- 2ShephardBooked at 84mins
- 27Taylor
- 6Baldwin
- 3Hughes
- 18Da Silva LopesSubstituted forMillerat 84'minutes
- 21AndersonSubstituted forChettleat 68'minutes
- 42Grant
- 7Edwards
- 11Maddison
- 14Marriott
Substitutes
- 9Miller
- 10Lloyd-McGoldrick
- 17Penny
- 19Kanu
- 20Doughty
- 23Chettle
- 25O'Malley
- Referee:
- Mark Heywood
- Attendance:
- 4,275
Match Stats
Home TeamScunthorpeAway TeamPeterborough
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away3
- Corners
- Home10
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 2, Peterborough United 1.
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Simon Church (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jack Baldwin (Peterborough United).
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Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Jordan Clarke.
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Attempt missed. Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Funso Ojo (Scunthorpe United).
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Callum Chettle (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Hakeeb Adelakun (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal!
Goal! Scunthorpe United 2, Peterborough United 1. Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Booking
Jonathan Bond (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Penalty Scunthorpe United. Simon Church draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Jonathan Bond (Peterborough United) after a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution
Substitution, Peterborough United. Ricky Miller replaces Leonardo Da Silva Lopes.
Booking
Liam Shephard (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Funso Ojo (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Liam Shephard (Peterborough United).
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Attempt saved. Simon Church (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Jordan Clarke (Scunthorpe United).
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Gwion Edwards (Peterborough United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
