Crewe skipper Billy Jones scored the winner as his side beat Hereford.
A tug on Calvin Zola by Darren Dennehy earned Crewe a spot-kick and Jones had his initial shot saved before reacting quickly to nod in the rebound.
Zola almost doubled the home side's lead after he bamboozled Darren Jones but he saw keeper Adam Bartlett keep out his near-post shot.
Bartlett recovered well to deny Joel Grant from the rebound as Crewe avoided any real scares on the way to the win.
Crewe manager Gudjon Thordarson told BBC Radio Stoke:
"We needed to finish our chances, we had good chances in the second half to extend our lead.
"We were more solid and more disciplined and at the back and now it's paying.
"I wanted to get the second goal, and we pushed them from the start of the second half to try and kill the game."
Hereford manager John Trewick told BBC Hereford and Worcester:
"I thought we dominated the game in the first half but went 1-0 down from a penalty.
"It looked harsh from where I was sat, and I think I have run over a black cat or something.
"In the second half they came into it a bit more but we have lost a game we should not have lost."
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Saturday, 22 August 2009
League Two
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Crewe
1-0
Hereford
FT
(HT 1-0)
Jones 37
Crewe
13 Legzdins
02 Brayford
03 Jones
06 Ada
12 Mitchell-King
27 Worley
04 Schumacher (Westwood 90+1)
11 Grant (Elding 84)
25 Aman
10 Zola
14 Moore (Donaldson 78)
Substitutes
01 Collis,
05 O'Donnell,
19 Westwood,
26 Davis,
08 Donaldson,
09 Elding,
15 Miller
Hereford
01 Bartlett
17 Dennehy
20 Jones
02 Green
04 Rose
06 Lunt
08 Southam (Tolley 49)
19 Jones yellow card
10 Constantine (Jackson 60)
16 Godsmark (McCallum 77)
33 Plummer yellow card
Substitutes
30 Adamson,
05 Lowe,
11 Tolley,
15 Gwynne,
23 Done,
31 McCallum,
34 Jackson
Ref: EvansAtt: 3,731
CREWE
HEREFORD
Possession
Crewe48%
Hereford52%
Attempts on target
Crewe7
Hereford3
Attempts off target
Crewe12
Hereford7
Corners
Crewe6
Hereford7
Fouls
Crewe12
Hereford16
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+4:51 The match has reached full-time.
90:00+4:05 Darren Dennehy takes a shot. Save made by Adam Legzdins.
90:00+3:28 Foul by Anthony Elding on Ryan Green, free kick awarded. Adam Bartlett takes the free kick.
90:00+2:58 Ryan Green challenges Calvin Zola unfairly and gives away a free kick. Harry Worley takes the free kick.
90:00+1:58 The ball is delivered by Craig Jones, Adam Legzdins makes a save.
90:00+0:17 Inswinging corner taken by Billy Jones, clearance by Ryan Green.
90:00+0:17 Substitution Steven Schumacher goes off and Ashley Westwood comes on.
89:56 The ball is swung over by Clayton Donaldson, clearance made by Richard Rose.
88:19 The assistant referee flags for offside against Calvin Zola. Free kick taken by Darren Jones.
86:37 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Kenny Lunt, save by Adam Legzdins.
85:40 The official flags Anthony Elding offside. Indirect free kick taken by Adam Bartlett.
84:32 Anthony Elding takes a shot. Save made by Adam Bartlett. Darren Dennehy concedes a free kick for a foul on Calvin Zola. John Brayford delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, clearance by Richard Rose.
83:28 Direct free kick taken by John Brayford.
83:28 Substitution (Crewe) makes a substitution, with Anthony Elding coming on for Joel Grant.
83:28 Craig Jones concedes a free kick for a foul on Joel Grant.
83:28 Booking Craig Jones is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
81:51 Clayton Donaldson has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the goal.
80:12 Calvin Zola fouled by Darren Jones, the ref awards a free kick. Billy Jones restarts play with the free kick.
77:41 Free kick taken by Harry Worley.
77:41 Substitution Clayton Donaldson on for Byron Moore.
77:41 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Aman Verma by Jamie Tolley.
76:48 Ryan Green concedes a free kick for a foul on Byron Moore. Free kick crossed left-footed by Billy Jones, save by Adam Bartlett.
76:17 Substitution (Hereford) makes a substitution, with Gavin McCallum coming on for Jonny Godsmark.
74:43 Calvin Zola is penalised for a handball. Free kick taken by Kenny Lunt.
Correction - 71:24 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Kenny Lunt, The ball is swung over by Harry Worley, Adam Legzdins makes a save. Unfair challenge on Darren Dennehy by Harry Worley results in a free kick. Adam Bartlett takes the free kick.
71:24 Inswinging corner taken by Kenny Lunt from the left by-line. The ball is sent over by Harry Worley, Adam Legzdins makes a save.
69:25 Craig Jones produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the goal.
68:06 John Brayford produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the target.
65:23 Steven Schumacher concedes a free kick for a foul on Richard Rose. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Kenny Lunt from left wing.
65:06 Joel Grant takes a shot. Save by Adam Bartlett.
64:49 Calvin Zola takes a shot. Adam Bartlett makes a save.
63:38 Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Billy Jones from the left by-line, Aman Verma has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide left of the target.
62:26 Harry Worley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tristan Plummer. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Kenny Lunt.
61:44 Joel Grant produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.
61:11 Aman Verma concedes a free kick for a foul on Kenny Lunt. Darren Dennehy takes the free kick.
59:59 Substitution Marlon Jackson replaces Leon Constantine.
59:20 Joel Grant sends in a cross.
58:43 Shot from long range by Leon Constantine misses to the left of the net.
57:06 Harry Worley fouled by Leon Constantine, the ref awards a free kick. Adam Legzdins takes the free kick.
56:21 Free kick awarded for a foul by Joel Grant on Tristan Plummer. Kenny Lunt restarts play with the free kick.
55:40 Jamie Tolley has an effort at goal from long distance that goes wide left.
54:16 Steven Schumacher has an effort at goal from long range that misses to the right of the goal.
53:33 Joel Grant has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.
52:11 Joel Grant has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
50:21 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Joel Grant by Ryan Green. The ball is swung over by Billy Jones, Mat Mitchel-King has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide of the left-hand post.
49:50 Darren Jones has an effort at goal from the edge of the area that misses to the right of the target.
49:26 Corner taken right-footed by Kenny Lunt from the left by-line, Harry Worley manages to make a clearance.
48:44 Corner taken by Billy Jones from the left by-line, Leon Constantine manages to make a clearance.
48:44 Substitution Jamie Tolley comes on in place of Glen Southam.
45:20 Foul by Byron Moore on Glen Southam, free kick awarded. Craig Jones crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, save made by Adam Legzdins.
45:01 The referee gets the second half underway.
Half Time
45:00+1:37 The referee calls an end to the first half.
45:00+1:14 Foul by Steven Schumacher on Kenny Lunt, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Adam Bartlett.
41:47 Free kick awarded for a foul by Tristan Plummer on Patrick Ada. Free kick taken by Adam Legzdins.
40:46 Outswinging corner taken by Kenny Lunt from the right by-line, Steven Schumacher manages to make a clearance.
39:29 The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Adam Bartlett.
36:44 GOAL - Billy Jones:Crewe 1 - 0 Hereford Billy Jones finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Crewe 1-0 Hereford.
34:39 Penalty taken by Billy Jones is saved by Adam Bartlett. Crewe 0-0 Hereford.
34:39 Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Calvin Zola by Darren Dennehy.
32:43 A cross is delivered by Byron Moore, Header from deep inside the area by Calvin Zola goes over the bar.
30:05 Calvin Zola fouled by Darren Dennehy, the ref awards a free kick. John Brayford restarts play with the free kick.
29:16 Effort on goal by Steven Schumacher from long distance goes over the crossbar.
28:55 Darren Jones concedes a free kick for a foul on Calvin Zola. Direct free kick taken by Steven Schumacher.
27:04 Corner taken by Kenny Lunt, Shot by Darren Jones from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
26:56 The ball is crossed by Kenny Lunt, John Brayford manages to make a clearance.
25:57 Darren Jones fouled by Calvin Zola, the ref awards a free kick. Adam Bartlett takes the free kick.
25:05 The official flags Calvin Zola offside. Indirect free kick taken by Darren Dennehy.
24:31 Effort from the edge of the area by Harry Worley goes wide of the left-hand post.
23:53 Billy Jones takes the outswinging corner, Darren Dennehy makes a clearance.
23:46 The ball is delivered by Byron Moore, clearance made by Darren Dennehy.
23:12 Calvin Zola takes a shot. Adam Bartlett makes a save.
21:09 Free kick taken by Billy Jones.
21:09 Booking Booking for Tristan Plummer for dissent.
20:51 Unfair challenge on Steven Schumacher by Tristan Plummer results in a free kick.
20:29 Leon Constantine takes a shot. Save made by Adam Legzdins.
19:29 Glen Southam has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide right of the goal.
18:40 Leon Constantine challenges Joel Grant unfairly and gives away a free kick. John Brayford takes the free kick.
17:55 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Billy Jones from the right by-line, Header from close range by Calvin Zola clears the bar.
17:01 Unfair challenge on Joel Grant by Richard Rose results in a free kick. Billy Jones has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, save by Adam Bartlett.
15:32 Tristan Plummer challenges Mat Mitchel-King unfairly and gives away a free kick. John Brayford restarts play with the free kick.
14:49 A cross is delivered by Jonny Godsmark, save by Adam Legzdins.
13:52 Kenny Lunt takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Calvin Zola.
10:44 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Tristan Plummer by Patrick Ada. Kenny Lunt takes the direct free kick.
9:57 Corner taken by Kenny Lunt, Leon Constantine takes a shot. Save made by Adam Legzdins.
7:36 Foul by Calvin Zola on Darren Dennehy, free kick awarded. Adam Bartlett restarts play with the free kick.
Correction - 7:08 The ball is crossed by Richard Rose, save by Adam Legzdins.
7:08 The ball is crossed by Richard Rose, Adam Legzdins makes a comfortable save.
4:05 Joel Grant challenges Craig Jones unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Kenny Lunt.
3:12 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Billy Jones from the right by-line, clearance made by Leon Constantine.
2:56 Calvin Zola takes a shot. Save by Adam Bartlett.
2:29 Joel Grant delivers the ball, Darren Dennehy manages to make a clearance.
1:08 Craig Jones has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the goal.
0:00 The game gets underway.
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