SHREWSBURY. Shrewsbury Town prevails over Morecambe 3-1. Shrewsbury Town got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Luke Leahy (33′) and Robert Street (44′). Morecambe tried to recover with a goal from Dan Crowley (45′). However, the match was closed by a goal (84′) scored by Chey Dunkley for Shrewsbury Town.
The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Rebecca Welch who had the assistance of Chris Husband and Billy Smallwood. The 4th official was Richard Woodward. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 21 Total 11
- 8 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 116 Attack 96
- 53 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Shrewsbury Town was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Morecambe that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Shrewsbury Town was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Shrewsbury Town won the match.
Shrewsbury Town shot 21 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Morecambe shot 10 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Shrewsbury Town received 4 yellow cards (Taylor Moore, Steve Cotterill, Tom Bayliss and Luke Leahy). Regarding the opposition, Morecambe didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Shrewsbury Town will have 55 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Morecambe will stay with 33 points like Milton Keynes Dons to remain in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Shrewsbury Town will host Portsmouth on the 15th of April with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Morecambe will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 15th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (6 draws).
Shrewsbury Town – Formation
Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Steve Cotterill decided to play with the following team: Marko Maroši, Tom Flanagan, Cheyenne Dunkley, Luke Leahy, Matthew Pennington, Taylor Moore, Carl Winchester, Jordan Shipley, Tom Bayliss, Rekeil Pyke and Robert Street.
The home team had on the bench: Kade Craig, Tom Bloxham, Josh Barlow, Elliott Bennett, Harry Burgoyne and Ryan Bowman.
Shrewsbury Town could not rely on the presence of Elliott Bennett (injured).
Substitutions
Shrewsbury Town made 3 changes: Tom Bayliss for Elliott Bennett (76′), Rekeil Pyke for Ryan Bowman (90′) and Robert Street for Tom Bloxham (90′).
Morecambe – Formation
Morecambe started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Derek Adams played with: Connor Ripley, Ryan Delaney, Farrend Rawson, Donald Love, Liam Gibson, Dynel Simeu, Daniel Crowley, Jensen Weir, Liam Shaw, Cole Stockton and Adam Major.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ashley Hunter, Josh Austerfield, Ryan Cooney, Adam Smith, El-Hadji Baye Oumar Niasse, Caleb Watts and Arthur Gnahoua.
Substitutions
Morecambe made only 1 change substituting Ryan Delaney for El-Hadji Baye Oumar Niasse (74′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Shrewsbury Town – Morecambe – 3-1
- Portsmouth – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Peterborough United – Cheltenham Town – 0-3
- Oxford United – Derby County – 2-3
- Milton Keynes Dons – Cambridge United – 1-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Bristol Rovers – 1-3
- Fleetwood Town – Port Vale – 1-1
- Exeter City – Lincoln City – 2-1
- Charlton Athletic – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
- Burton Albion – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 0-2
- Barnsley – Plymouth Argyle – 3-0