Newport made a big step towards safety with a nervous victory of a 2-1 house over the Morecambe fight.
The spikes thought they earned a point when the replacement Gwion Edwards canceled the early Joe Thomas opener with the remaining 11 minutes.
But David Ajiboye, three minutes later, inserted into the winner to move the county up to 17. In the league table two – 10 points away from 23 Morecambea with a game in his hand.
Thomas had already forced Harry Burgoyne in the rescue flying after 60 seconds, and he was in the right place to push home when Burgoyne spilled Bobby Kamwa for eight minutes.
Yann Sondo’o hit the Morecambe bar before Shane McLoughlin, Cameron Evans and Courtney Baker-Richardson approached the host leadership.
EXILES Nick Townsend goalkeeper was in an inspired form to reject Marcus Dackers three times before Edwards inserted into a well -deserved equalist.
But Ajiboye kept a cool to beat Burgoyne at the other end and condemn Morecamba in a fourth consecutive defeat.
