Louis van Gaal was critical of his Netherlands side despite their 3-1 victory over the USA sealing a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.The Dutch were on the back foot for much of the first half but went into half-time 2-0 up thanks to fine goals from Memphis Depay and Daley Blind.Haji Wright pulled one back for the USA late on but Denzel Dumfries struck a third for Van Gaal’s me...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon was disappointed to leave Sixfields with only a point after his side’s goalless draw against promotion-chasing Northampton.Rovers are now nine games without a win in all competitions but created the better chances on Saturday, particularly in the first half when both Kane Hemmings and Paul Lewis were denied by a spectacular double save from Lee Burge.Top-scorer S...Full Story »

Nigel Clough admitted Mansfield match-winner Lucas Akins was only on the pitch because injury forced his hand.Substitute Akins struck a last-gasp winner, his 100th senior goal, to earn the Stags a 2-1 win over Colchester.But manager Clough revealed he only brought him off the bench because Will Swan, who had earlier cancelled out Alex Newby’s free-kick for the visitors, had to come off wit...Full Story »

New Crawley boss Matthew Etherington plans to build an attacking side with “pace and threat” after getting his tenure off to a winning start with a 2-0 home victory over Swindon.Late goals from Nick Tsaroulla and Jack Powell gave Etherington the perfect boost as the Reds made it four home League Two wins out of the last five.The former Peterborough Under-21 coach has taken the helm o...Full Story »

Two goals from Josh Mullin in a 2-0 win over Raith kept Ayr a point clear at the top of the Scottish Championship.Ayr created the best chances throughout the match and took the lead in the 31st minute when Logan Chalmers beat two players out on the left and sent in a low cross that was tapped in by Mullin at the far post.Mullin came close to adding a second in the 62nd minute when his deflected ...Full Story »

Harrogate manager Simon Weaver praised his side for bouncing back from their FA Cup exit with a resounding 4-1 win at Rochdale.The Yorkshire side were beaten 3-1 by Hartlepool last week in the second round of the competition but responded in style to make it back-to-back victories in League Two and put some breathing space between themselves and the relegation zone.Town passed up early chances f...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon dramatically equalised for Partick Thistle deep into injury time to earn the visitors a 1-1 draw at Cove Rangers.Sneddon came up for a corner as Thistle sought a late leveller and headed home to secure a point.He was a hero at both ends, having produced strong saves in the second half from Luis Longstaff and Gerry McDonagh.Cove had taken the lead in the sixth minute thro...Full Story »

Dave Challinor believes Stockport did not even hit top gear despite watching a 5-0 crushing of his former club Hartlepool.County moved up to 12th but still have a five-point gap to make up to the League Two play-off spots because of Mansfield’s stoppage-time winner against Colchester.But Challinor can at least be satisfied with the manner of the result at Pools, where the home fans who onc...Full Story »

Nikolay Todorov’s second-half header salvaged a point for leaders Dunfermline in a 1-1 home draw against Queen of the South.Bulgarian striker Todorov headed home Aaron Comrie’s cross to cancel out Ruari Paton’s opener for Queens just before the break.The Pars extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to seven matches, but their lead at the top was cut to five points by Ed...Full Story »

Morton slipped to fourth in the Scottish Championship table after being held to a 1-1 draw at Arbroath.Scott Allan saw an early shot saved for the hosts, but it was Morton who took the lead just before half-time, Lewis McGrattan picking up the ball on the halfway line and driving forward before sending his shot into the bottom corner.The hosts responded only two minutes after the restart with Da...Full Story »