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Eastleigh 2-1 Morcambe: Spitfires hold off Shrimps’ late rally

Eastleigh held off a spirited fightback from dogged bottom club Morecambe to return to winning ways under new boss Scott Bartlett.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 October 2025

Eastleigh and

By Maximuus Arvo

EASTLEIGH 2
Humphries 51, McGuckin 73 (pen)

MORECAMBE 1
Tollitt 90
Eastleigh held off a spirited fightback from dogged bottom club Morecambe to return to winning ways under new boss Scott Bartlett.
A Lloyd Humphries free-kick Ciaran McGuckin penalty in the second half put the Spitfires in control, only for the Shrimps to reply through Ben Tollitt and set up a nervy finale.
Match Action:
The first half was a largely flat affair, the standout moment being Albanian centre half Maldini Kuccuri performing an acrobatic clearance from a McGuckin shot that looked destined for th...

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