NORTHFLEET. Barnet beat Ebbsfleet United to win 2-1. C. Stead was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Barnet to strike first with a goal of Callum Stead at the 43′. Then Callum Stead scored again for Barnet in the 70′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Dominic Poleon reduced the distance for Ebbsfleet United a penalty (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Stonebridge Road stadium in Northfleet on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 1,636 spectators.​ The referee was Steven Copeland with the support of Ryan Whitaker and Andrew Ellis. The 4th official was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.86 degrees Celsius or 74.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Ebbsfleet United was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Barnet that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Barnet was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barnet won the encounter.​

Ebbsfleet United shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Barnet shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Ebbsfleet United received 5 yellow cards (Craig Tanner, Kwame Thomas, Dominic Samuel, Toby Edser and Tyler Cordner). On the opposite side, Barnet received 2 yellow cards (Billy Clifford and Zak Brunt).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Ebbsfleet United stays with 0 points to occupy the 23rd place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Barnet has 3 points (12th).

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Ebbsfleet United will play away with Yeovil Town on the 20th of August with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Yeovil Town (0 draws).

Barnet will host Forest Green Rovers on the 20th of August with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Barnet (1 draw).

Ebbsfleet United – Formation

Ebbsfleet United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Danny Searle decided to play with the following team: Mark Cousins, Luke O’Neill, Tyler Cordner, Giles Phillips, Lewis Page, Josh Wright, Ben Chapman, Kwame Thomas, Jim Kellermann, Franklin Domi and Dominic Samuel.

The home team had on the bench: Louis John, Wesley Fonguck, Dominic Poleon, Greg Cundle, Toby Edser, Craig Tanner and Dylan Berry.

Substitutions

Ebbsfleet United made 5 changes: Kwame Thomas for Dominic Poleon (46′), Jim Kellermann for Nikola Tavares (64′), Josh Wright for Wesley Fonguck (72′), Franklin Domi for Craig Tanner (73′) and Tyler Cordner for Louis John (78′).

Barnet – Formation

Barnet started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Dean Brennan played with: Nick Hayes, Joe Kizzi, Myles Kenlock, Adebola Oluwo, Idris Kanu, Billy Clifford, Zak Brunt, Anthony Hartigan, Ben Coker, Callum Stead and Nicke Kabamba.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Reece Hall-Johnson, Danny Collinge, Jerome Okimo, Harry Chapman, Jordan Gillmore, Finley Wilkinson and Nikola Tavares.

Substitutions

Barnet made 4 changes: Myles Kenlock for Jerome Okimo (80′), Joe Kizzi for Danny Collinge (84′), Billy Clifford for Nikola Tavares (67′) and Zak Brunt for Harry Chapman (86′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the National League.​

• Boston United – Forest Green Rovers – 0-4
• Braintree Town – Yeovil Town – 0-1
• Eastleigh – Fylde – 4-2
• Ebbsfleet United – Barnet – 1-2
• Halifax Town – Aldershot Town – 0-1
• Hartlepool United – Southend United – 0-0
• Rochdale – Dagenham & Redbridge – 1-1
• Solihull Moors – Maidenhead United – 2-1
• Sutton United – Altrincham – 5-0
• Wealdstone – Oldham Athletic – 0-1
• Woking – Gateshead – 0-2
• York City – Tamworth – 2-0