CARLISLE. Carlisle United had a surprising win over Grimsby Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. McCalmont (36′) and a goal from J. Gibson (44′). Grimsby Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Brunton Park stadium in Carlisle on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards with the support of Matthew Sowerby and Richard Woodward. The 4th official was Graeme Fyvie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 12 Total 3
- 4 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 95
- 62 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Grimsby Town was in firm control of the ball 56% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Carlisle United was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Carlisle United won the match.
Carlisle United shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Grimsby Town shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Carlisle United received 1 yellow card (Paul Huntington). Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards (M. O’Neil and Otis Khan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Carlisle United will have 61 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town will stay with 38 points to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Carlisle United will host Stockport County on the 18th of April with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).
Grimsby Town will host Barrow on the 18th of April with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).
Carlisle United – Formation
Carlisle United
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Carlisle United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Paul Simpson decided to play with the following team: Tomáš Holý, Paul Huntington, Morgan Feeney, Jack Armer, Owen Moxon, Omari Patrick, Callum Guy, Jordan Gibson, Alfie John Mccalmont, Jon Mellish and Joe Garner.
The home team had on the bench: Corey Whelan, John-Kymani Gordon, Kristian Dennis, Michael Kelly, Joel Senior, Jayden John-Lloyd Harris and Jack Robinson.
Substitutions
Carlisle United made 4 changes: Paul Huntington for Corey Whelan (71′), Omari Patrick for Kristian Dennis (81′), A. McCalmont for Joel Senior (82′) and Joe Garner for John-Kymani Gordon (82′).
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Paul Hurst played with: Maxime Teremoana Crocombe, Niall Maher, Michee Efete, Danny Amos, Andrew Smith, Bryn Morris, Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, Alex Hunt, Mikey O’Neil, George Lloyd and Thomas Dickson-Peters.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Stephen Wearne, Evan Khouri, Sean Scannell, Shaun Pearson, Josh Emmanuel, Ryan Taylor and Harry Clifton.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 5 changes: T. Dickson-Peters for Josh Emmanuel (46′), Alex Hunt for Evan Khouri (65′), Otis Khan for Ryan Taylor (65′), Bryn Morris for Stephen Wearne (86′) and M. O’Neil for Harry Clifton (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
- Bradford City – Colchester United – 2-0
- Walsall – Barrow – 0-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Hartlepool United – 1-1
- Stockport County – Doncaster Rovers – 0-0
- Salford City – Newport County – 3-1
- Rochdale – Stevenage – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Crawley Town – 1-0
- Leyton Orient – Swindon Town – 1-1
- Harrogate Town – Gillingham – 0-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Mansfield Town – 1-3
- Carlisle United – Grimsby Town – 2-0
