Oldham 1 Shrewsbury Town 2 - match report
Aaron Wildig marked his return to the Shrewsbury Town starting XI in the perfect way by scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory at Oldham Athletic.
Wildig was making his first start for Town after spending more than a month on the sidelines with a knee injury.
And he found the net after 62 minutes to ensure Graham Turner's side a first win in five games.
Oldham had earlier on gone close to an opener from James Dayton's fizzing 20-yard effort which swerved just wide.
But Jon Taylor put Town in front after 22 minutes when he pounced on a defensive error inside the box by Connor Brown.
But Jonathan Grounds volleyed Oldham level within 12 minutes after Town had failed to deal with a Korey Smith corner-kick.
Smith, the Oldham skipper, almost handed them a half time lead but his thumping 30-yard free-kick crashed back off the crossbar with Chris Weale beaten.
Oldham wasted further chances to take the lead after the break with Weale saving another good Smith free-kick as well as a thumping drive from David Mellor.
And Wildig punished them by slotting home on the rebound after his initial effort had cannoned back off the post.
Town had to withstand some tense moments in the final quarter but a combination of strong defending and poor finishing from the hosts saw them hold out for a vital victory.