CHELTENHAM. Cheltenham Town was capable to turn the table against Shrewsbury Town to win 2-1. It was Shrewsbury Town to strike first with an early goal of D. Udoh at the 4′. Then it was a penalty in the 24′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Joseph gave the win to Cheltenham Town in the 66′ minute with a goal. Cheltenham Town was surely superior in terms of ball possession (67%) was among the factors of its victory.
E. Bennett received a red card (23′). This red card was one of the reason why Shrewsbury Town lost the match.
The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Yates assisted by G Read and Simon Shaw. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 20 Total 10
- 8 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 105 Attack 63
- 59 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 8
Fouls
- 6 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Cheltenham Town had a superior ball possession 67% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cheltenham Town was was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Cheltenham Town won the match.
Cheltenham Town shot 20 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Shrewsbury Town shot 10 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Cheltenham Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Shrewsbury Town received 3 yellow cards (M. Pennington, R. Bowman and L. Leahy).
Also, Shrewsbury Town didn’t end the match with 11 players after E. Bennett (Shrewsbury Town) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (23′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Cheltenham Town will have 23 points to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town will stay with 15 points to hold in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will play away against Gillingham on the 23rd of November with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Gillingham (5 draws).
Shrewsbury Town will host Sunderland on the 23rd of November with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Michael Duff decided to play with the following team: Scott Flinders
, Sean Long , Matthew Pollock , Lewis Freestone , Matty Blair , Liam Sercombe , Conor Thomas , Daniel Crowley , Chris Hussey , Christian Norton and Kyle Vassell .The home team had on the bench: O. Evans, Kyle Joseph
, Alfie May , A. Williams, W. Armitage, G. Horton and D. Barkers.Cheltenham Town could not rely on the presence of A. May (injured).
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: L. Freestone for A. May (57′), C. Norton for K. Joseph (58′) and D. Crowley for D. Barkers (90′).
Best player: Daniel Crowley
The most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Daniel Crowley even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 36 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Shrewsbury Town – Formation
Also Shrewsbury Town adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Steve Cotterill played with: Marko Maroši
, Matthew Pennington , Ethan Ebanks-Landell , George Nurse , Elliott Bennett , Josh Vela , David Davis , Luke Leahy , Nathanael Ogbeta , Daniel Udoh and Ryan Bowman .The following players were sitting on the bench: C. Caton, Tom Bloxham
, Aaron Pierre , H. Burgoyne, Sam Cosgrove , R. Pyke and T. Leshabela.Substitutions
Shrewsbury Town made 3 changes: N. Ogbeta for A. Pierre (56′), D. Udoh for S. Cosgrove (78′) and R. Bowman for T. Bloxham (78′).
Best player: Luke Leahy
The player that probably impressed the most for Shrewsbury Town was Luke Leahy.
His rating is
with 37 passes (56% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Accrington Stanley – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-3
- Charlton Athletic – Plymouth Argyle – 2-0
- Cheltenham Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Gillingham – 2-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Lincoln City – 0-0
- Fleetwood Town – Morecambe – 1-2
- Milton Keynes Dons – Burton Albion – 1-0
- Portsmouth – AFC Wimbledon – 2-1
- Rotherham United – Cambridge United – 3-1
- Sunderland – Ipswich Town – 2-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0