CAMBRIDGE. Cambridge United succeeded in turn the tables against Shrewsbury Town to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Shrewsbury Town to strike first with a goal of Christian Saydee at the 64′. Then it was a goal in the 67′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sam Smith gave the win to Cambridge United in the 76′ minute. Shrewsbury Town was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

Ryan Bowman received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Shrewsbury Town lost the match.

The match was played at the Abbey Stadium stadium in Cambridge on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Allison who was helped by Abbas Khan and Mike George. The 4th official was Marc Wilson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -8 degrees Celsius or 17.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Shrewsbury Town had a superior ball possession 62% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shrewsbury Town was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Cambridge United was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Cambridge United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Cambridge United received 3 yellow cards (Jubril Okedina, George Williams and Shilow Tracey). Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town received 2 yellow cards (Matthew Pennington and Robert Street).

Also, Shrewsbury Town didn’t end the match with 11 players after Ryan Bowman (Shrewsbury Town) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Standings

After playing this match, Cambridge United will have 24 points to sit in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town will stay with 29 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cambridge United will host Forest Green Rovers on the 6th of May with a 11-5 head to head stats in favor of Forest Green Rovers (10 draws).

Shrewsbury Town will play away agasint Lincoln City on the 6th of May with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).

Cambridge United – Formation

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

The manager Mark Bonner decided to play with the following team: William Mannion, Lloyd Jones, George Benjamin Williams, Jubril Okedina, Harrison Dunk, Paul Digby, James Brophy, Ben Worman, Jack Lankester, Harvey Knibbs and Sam Smith.

The home team had on the bench: Saikou Janneh, Glenn McConnell, James Holden, Shilow Tracey, Greg Taylor, Lewis Simper and Joe Ironside.

Substitutions

Cambridge United made 4 changes: Lloyd Jones for Greg Taylor (14′), Jack Lankester for Joe Ironside (56′), Harrison Dunk for Shilow Tracey (56′) and Harvey Knibbs for Lewis Simper (78′).

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Steve Cotterill played with: Marko Maroši, Tom Flanagan, Cheyenne Dunkley, Luke Leahy, Matthew Pennington, Taylor Moore, Carl Winchester, Jordan Shipley, Tom Bayliss, Christain Saydee and Robert Street, Rekeil Pyke.

These were the players on the bench: Harry Burgoyne, Ryan Bowman, Josh Bailey, Aiden O’Brien, Josh Barlow and Tom Bloxham.

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 2 changes: Rekeil Pyke for Tom Bloxham (84′) and Robert Street for Ryan Bowman (88′).

Results of the day

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

• Exeter City – Portsmouth – 0-0
• Milton Keynes Dons – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
• Port Vale – Morecambe – 1-0
• Ipswich Town – Oxford United – 3-0
• Fleetwood Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-2
• Cheltenham Town – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
• Charlton Athletic – Peterborough United – 1-1
• Cambridge United – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1
• Burton Albion – Lincoln City – 3-0
• Accrington Stanley – Barnsley – 1-1