CAMBRIDGE. Crawley Town snatched a late win Cambridge United 1-0 after A. Adeyemo scored just 1 goal (86′). Crawley Town was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Abbey Stadium stadium in Cambridge on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,720 spectators. The referee was David Rock with the support of Oliver Bickle and Stuart Kane. The 4th official was Wayne Cartmel. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.62 degrees Celsius or 70.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 6 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 52 Attack 126
- 31 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Crawley Town was in firm control of the ball 61% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Crawley Town was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crawley Town won the match.
Cambridge United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Crawley Town shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cambridge United received 4 yellow cards (Danny Andrew, James Gibbons, Shayne Lavery and Sullay Kaikai). On the other side, Crawley Town received 4 yellow cards (Jay Williams, Junior Quitirna, Max Anderson and Toby Mullarkey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cambridge United stays with 0 points to occupy the 22nd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Crawley Town has 6 points (3rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Cambridge United will host Blackpool on the 24th of August with a 1-1 head to head record.
Crawley Town will play away against Wigan Athletic on the 24th of August with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (0 draws).
Cambridge United – Formation
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Cambridge United adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Garry Monk decided to play with the following team: Vicente Philippe Reyes Nuñez
, Connor O’Riordan , Zeno Ibsen Rossi , Danny Andrew , James Gibbons , Paul Digby , Korey Smith , James Brophy , Daniel Barton , Sullay Kaikai and Shayne Lavery .The home team had on the bench: Jack Stevens, Liam Bennett
, Michael Morrison, Kell Watts, Elias Kachunga , Taylor Richards and Brandon Njoku.Substitutions
Cambridge United made 3 changes: Sullay Kaikai for Jack Roles (75′), Daniel Barton for Taylor Richards (82′) and James Brophy for Elias Kachunga (69′).
Player of the match: James Brophy
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cambridge United was James Brophy.
His rating is
with 14 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.Crawley Town – Formation
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Also Crawley Town adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Scott Lindsey played with: Joe Wollacott
, Toby Mullarkey , Joy Mukena , Josh Flint , Scott Malone , Jay Williams , Max Anderson , Junior Quitirna , Jeremy Kelley , Ronan Darcy and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy .They had on the bench: Cameron Bragg
, Charlie Barker, Jack Roles , Panutche Camara , Eddie Beech, Ade Adeyemo and Khaleel Rafiq Salah-Edine.Substitutions
Crawley Town made 5 changes: Junior Quitirna for Panutche Camara (63′), Rushian Hepburn-Murphy for L. Bennett (76′), Scott Malone for Ade Adeyemo (63′), Max Anderson for Cameron Bragg (63′) and Jay Williams for Charlie Barker (90′).
Player of the match: Josh Flint
The most impressive player for Crawley Town was Josh Flint even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 77 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Charlton Athletic – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Peterborough United – 1-4
- Blackpool – Stockport County – 0-3
- Cambridge United – Crawley Town – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Stevenage – 2-1
- Lincoln City – Barnsley – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Burton Albion – 3-3
- Northampton Town – Exeter City – 2-1
- Reading – Wigan Athletic – 2-0
- Rotherham United – Bristol Rovers – 0-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Birmingham City – 2-3