A last minute penalty from Zeli Ismail stretched Notts County's unbeaten run to a stunning 11 games as they secured a 1-0 win at Scunthorpe. The on-loan Wolves winger smashed in from 12 yards after Bobby Olejnik had hauled down substitute Ronan Murray. Having arrived on the back of a fabulous 3-2 win at Barnsley, the Magpies had the better of the opening exchanges and with a cross from Blair Adams just evading Michael Petrasso before Liam Noble cracked the post from 25 yards. Scunthorpe, however, refused to be bullied into submission and fought back strongly before the break. Gary McSheffrey cracked the foot of the post with a header, while Roy Carroll was forced to rescue team-mate Haydn Hollis with a save to deny Lyle Taylor after the defender's header fell short. Shaun Harrad then saw a shot saved by Olenjik from a neat cutback from Garry Thompson. Scunthorpe continued to press at the start of the second half, but never seriously tested Roy Carroll. The Magpies also found it hard to breakthrough a Scunthorpe defence despite commanding large parts of possession. Zeli Ismail and Ronan Murray were introduced to pep up the attack and it was the former who engineered a great opportunity but shot straight at Olejnik. But he had the final say when he rammed home from the spot after Murray was clattered by Olejnik.
