Shrewsbury earned a 2-1 victory over Oldham at The Croud Meadow on Saturday afternoon in League Two, with the goals coming after the break in a match that was goalless at half-time.
Shrewsbury broke the deadlock in the 73rd minute when Kevin Berkoe found the net to put the hosts ahead. Josh Davison then added a second in the 77th minute to give Shrewsbury a two-goal lead.
Oldham pulled one back deep into stoppage time, Favour Fawunmi scoring in the 90th minute plus three to make it 2-1, but it was not enough to deny Shrewsbury all three points.
The result leaves Shrewsbury 10th in League Two after 15 matches played, with six wins, three draws and six defeats to their name, accumulating 21 points. Their last five results read: won, lost, drawn, won, won.
Oldham, meanwhile, sit 20th in the 24-team division following this defeat. They have won four, drawn three and lost eight of their 15 league fixtures, leaving them with 15 points — six behind Shrewsbury — and in the bottom third of the table. Their last five results read: lost, won, lost, drawn, lost.
