CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town overcomes Crewe Alexandra with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Holohan (13′) and a goal from D. Orsi (82′).
The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren Handley with the assistance of Ivan Stankovic and Daniel Woodward. The 4th official was Bradley Hall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.6 degrees Celsius or 42.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 16 Total 16
- 6 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 8
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 107 Attack 113
- 56 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 8
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Grimsby Town was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Crewe Alexandra that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grimsby Town won the match.
Grimsby Town shot 15 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Crewe Alexandra shot 16 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Otis Khan). On the opposite side, Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card (Kelvin Mellor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Grimsby Town will have 58 points like Swindon Town to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra will stay with 51 points like Walsall to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will host AFC Wimbledon on the 8th of May with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Crewe Alexandra will play away agasint Newport County on the 8th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Newport County (2 draws).
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town
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13'
77'
Grimsby Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Maxime Teremoana Crocombe, Luke Waterfall, Josh Emmanuel, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Andrew Smith, Gavan Holohan, Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, Harry Clifton, Alex Hunt, Evan Khouri and Danilo Orsi-Dadamo.
The home team had on the bench: Mikey O’Neil, Michee Efete, Kieran Green, Niall Maher, Ryan Taylor, Aaron Braithwaite and George Lloyd.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 2 changes: Gavan Holohan for Aaron Braithwaite (76′) and Evan Khouri for Mikey O’Neil (84′).
Crewe Alexandra – Formation
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Lee Bell played with: Tom Booth, Rodney McDonald, Conor Thomas, Kelvin Mellor, Callum Ainley, Tariq Uwakwe, Luke Offord, Ryan Finnigan, Daniel Agyei, Elliot Nevitt and Christopher Long .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dave Richards, Joel Tabiner, Lachlan Brook, Regan Griffiths, Charlie Finney, Courtney Baker-Richardson and Connor O’Riordan.
Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 4 changes: Elliott Nevitt for Courtney Baker-Richardson (55′), Callum Ainley for Joel Tabiner (55′), R. Finnigan for Charlie Finney (69′) and Chris Long for Lachlan Brook (87′).
Best player: Christopher Long
The most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Christopher Long.
His rating is with 18 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Newport County – Harrogate Town – 2-3
- Grimsby Town – Crewe Alexandra – 2-0
- Swindon Town – Stevenage – 0-1
- Mansfield Town – Leyton Orient – 1-2
