EASTLEIGH. Eastleigh obliterates Maidstone United 5-2 with goals of D. Whitehall (16′), T. Abrahams (51′ pen), V. Harper (63′), O. Cisse (72′) and R. Greenidge (88′ own). On the opposite side, Maidstone United scored with R. Galvin (37′), R. Greenidge (39′).
The match was played at the Silverlake Stadium stadium in Eastleigh on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Sam Mulhall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.2 degrees Celsius or 53.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 8 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 87
- 45 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Eastleigh was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Maidstone United that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Eastleigh had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Eastleigh won the match.
Eastleigh shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Maidstone United shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Eastleigh received 1 yellow card (C. Carter). Talking about the opposition, Maidstone United received 2 yellow cards (R. Greenidge and R. Deacon).
Also, Maidstone United didn’t finish the match with 11 players after G. Hoyte (Maidstone United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (50′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Eastleigh will have 28 points like Boreham Wood to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Maidstone United will stay with 14 points to sit in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Eastleigh will play away against Halifax Town on the 29th of April with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Eastleigh (5 draws).
Maidstone United will play away agasint Chesterfield on the 29th of April with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Chesterfield (1 draw).
Eastleigh – Formation
Eastleigh
62'
72'
48'
The manager Lee Bradbury decided to play with the following team: Joe McDonnell, Aaron Martin, Michael Kelly, Brennan Camp, G. Langston, Oscar Rutherford, Ousseynou Cissé, Nigel Atangana, Charlie Carter, Danny Whitehall and Tristan Abrahams.
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Hill, Vincent Harper, Jake Hesketh, JJ McKiernan and Callum Ebanks.
Substitutions
Eastleigh made 3 changes: N. Atangana for V. Harper (62′), O. Rutherford for R. Hill (62′) and T. Abrahams for J. Hesketh (74′).
Maidstone United – Formation
Maidstone United
50'
Hakan Ramis-Hayrettin played with: Ryan Sandford, Gavin Hoyte, Jerome Binnom-Williams, Reiss Greenidge, Joe Ellul, Ryan Galvin, Roarie Deacon, Regan Booty, Christie Pattison, Dominic Odusanya and Josh Fawole.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sam Corne, Jacob Mensah, James Alabi, Jack Barham and Yusuf Mersin.
Substitutions
Maidstone United made 2 changes: R. Galvin for S. Corne (55′) and J. Ellul for J. Mensah (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Solihull Moors – Halifax Town – 0-1
- Yeovil Town – Maidenhead United – 0-0
- Southend United – Notts County – 2-2
- Eastleigh – Maidstone United – 5-2
- Boreham Wood – York City – 1-1
- Altrincham – Barnet – 0-2
