SHREWSBURY. Shrewsbury Town demolishes Cambridge United 4-1 with goals of R. Bowman (6′), R. Bowman (73′), R. Bowman (83′) and L. Leahy (90′). On the opposite side, Cambridge United scored with J. Iredale (58′).
The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Mather with the assistance of Kevin Morris and Mark Jones. The 4th official was Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 9 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 84 Attack 91
- 36 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Shrewsbury Town was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Cambridge United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Cambridge United was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Shrewsbury Town was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Shrewsbury Town shot 17 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Cambridge United shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Shrewsbury Town received 1 yellow card (E. Ebanks-Landell). Regarding the opposition, Cambridge United received 5 yellow cards (J. Brophy, W. Hoolahan, L. Jones, P. Digby and S. Smith).
Also, Cambridge United didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. May (Cambridge United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (68′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Shrewsbury Town will have 14 points to stay in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Cambridge United will stay with 15 points like Morecambe and Gillingham to stay in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Shrewsbury Town will play away with Lincoln City on the 30th of October with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Shrewsbury Town (6 draws).
Cambridge United will host AFC Wimbledon on the 30th of October with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of AFC Wimbledon (3 draws).
Shrewsbury Town – Formation
Shrewsbury Town
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90'
65'
Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Steve Cotterill decided to play with the following team: Marko Maroši , Matthew Pennington , Ethan Ebanks-Landell , George Nurse , Elliott Bennett , Shaun Whalley , David Davis , Luke Leahy , Nathanael Ogbeta , Ryan Bowman and Daniel Udoh .
The home team had on the bench: H. Burgoyne, Joshua Daniels , Rekeil Pyke , T. Leshabela, S. Cosgrove, Tom Bloxham and Aaron Pierre .
Substitutions
Shrewsbury Town made 4 changes: E. Bennett for J. Daniels (65′), N. Ogbeta for A. Pierre (76′), S. Whalley for T. Bloxham (84′) and J. Daniels for R. Pyke (87′).
Best player: Ryan Bowman
The most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Ryan Bowman.
His rating is with 3 goals, 17 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 14.
Cambridge United – Formation
Cambridge United
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Cambridge United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Mark Bonner played with: Dimitar Mitov , George Williams , Lloyd Jones , Conor Masterson , Jack Iredale , Adam May , Paul Digby , Shilow Tracey , Wesley Hoolahan , James Brophy and Joe Ironside .
These were the players on the bench: B. Worman, H. Knibbs, J. Okedina, Sam Smith , Kai McKenzie-Lyle , H. Dunk and Jensen Weir .
Cambridge United could not rely on the presence of K. McKenzie (injured) and S. Smith (injured).
Substitutions
Cambridge United made 4 changes: D. Mitov for K. McKenzie (37′), J. Brophy for J. Weir (71′), C. Masterson for S. Smith (78′) and S. Tracey for H. Knibbs (90′).
Best player: Shilow Tracey
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cambridge United was Shilow Tracey.
His rating is with 32 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- AFC Wimbledon – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
- Accrington Stanley – Portsmouth – 2-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Gillingham – 2-2
- Burton Albion – Oxford United – 1-3
- Doncaster Rovers – Cheltenham Town – 3-2
- Ipswich Town – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Rotherham United – 0-3
- Morecambe – Plymouth Argyle – 1-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Cambridge United – 4-1
- Sunderland – Charlton Athletic – 0-1
- Wycombe Wanderers – Crewe Alexandra – 2-1
