Macclesfield Town returned to the top of the National League table tonight thanks to an 89th minute goal from former Tranmere loanee Nathan Blissett.
The Silkmen failed to breakdown a plucky Gateshead team for much of the game, but once again, Jon Askey’s side have come up with a late winning goal that probably spells the end of not only Tranmere’s title challenge, but also those of Aldershot and Wrexham.
The game finished 1-0, while elsewhere Dover lost 2-1 at Eastleigh.
It means Tranmere trail Macc by eight points, a huge gap with just seven games left to play. Sutton United now look like the only team that can realistically stop them from winning the league title and sealing a return to the Football League. Sutton have now slipped three points behind in second position.
Here are the league fixtures that impact the promotion race over the upcoming Easter weekend.
Good Friday
Boreham Wood vs Barrow
Woking vs Macclesfield
Solihull Moors vs Aldershot
Fylde vs Halifax
Dover vs Tranmere
Maidenhead Utd vs Sutton Utd
Bromley vs Wrexham
Easter Monday
Macclesfield Town vs Chester
Tranmere vs Solihull
Sutton Utd vs Bromley
Ebbsfleet vs Dover
Wrexham vs Boreham Wood
Aldershot vs Eastleigh
Barrow vs Fylde
