Morecambe upstaged Oldham after a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy first round.
Underdogs upset League One high-flyers
Underdogs Morecambe upstaged League One high-flyers Oldham after a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy first round.
The Shrimps, who were beaten in last season's Northern Section final, advanced when Andy Parrish converted his kick after Lewis Alessandra had failed for the Latics.
Despite having most of the possession in a one-way first-half, John Sheridan's side couldn't find a way past Morecambe goalkeeper Barry Roche.
The stopper bravely kept out efforts from Deane Smalley, Alessandra and Danny Whitaker after Lee Hughes had hit a post in the eighth minute and then limped out of the action 14 minutes later.
Roche, a summer signing from Chesterfield, was finally beaten in the 56th minute when Wales international Craig Davies, back after a three-match ban, found Whitaker with a perfect cross and the midfielder shot low into the bottom left-hand corner.
Morecambe equalised nine minutes later to set up the shoot-out when Diarmuid O'Carroll broke down the right and his cross was superbly volleyed home by an unmarked Stewart Drummond.
