Aldershot Town defeats Grimsby Town 2-1

ALDERSHOT. Aldershot Town bested Grimsby Town to win 2-1.

Aldershot Town defeats Grimsby Town 2-1

ALDERSHOT. Aldershot Town overcome Grimsby Town to win 2-1. It was Aldershot Town to strike first with a goal of T. Willard at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 16′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Whittingham gave the win to Aldershot Town in the 62′ minute with a goal. Grimsby Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the The EBB Stadium. stadium in Aldershot on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gary Parsons. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 6 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 78 Attack 95
  • 48 Dangerous attack 63
  • 69 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Grimsby Town had a superior ball possession 57% while Aldershot Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Aldershot Town succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Aldershot Town shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Grimsby Town shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Aldershot Town received 3 yellow cards (C. Oxlade-Chamberlain, R. Glover and L. Kinsella). On the other side, Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards (E. Sousa and A. Hunt).

Match Timeline

Tommy Willard(goal)
12'
16'
Harry Clifton(goal)
Ryan Glover- Yellow
23'
40'
56'
62'
64'
68'
Will Bapaga- sub ->B. Fox
68'
72'
78'
90'

Standings

After playing this contest, Aldershot Town will have 10 points to remain in the 21st place. On the other side, Grimsby Town will stay with 29 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Aldershot Town will host Torquay United on the 23rd of November with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Aldershot Town (6 draws).

Grimsby Town will host Southend United on the 19th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Southend United (1 draw).

Aldershot Town – Formation

Aldershot Town
G
Laurie Walker 37.England
D
Lewis Kinsella 3.England
64'
D
Kodi Lyons Foster 6.England
D
Corey Jordan 16.England
D
Alfie Saunders 26.England
M
Mohammad Sylla 18.France
90'
M
40'
M
Tommy Willard 27.England
Goals12'
M
Ryan Glover 14.England
78' 23'
M
Alfy Whittingham 7.England
Goals62'
F
Corie Andrews 11.England
72'
Substitutes
W. Angell 40.England
G
M. Walker 1.England
M
78'
M
J. Gorman 39.Wales
F
Mikael Ndjoli 20.England
72'

The manager Mark Molesley decided to play with the following team: L. Walker, L. Kinsella, K. Lyons-Foster, C. Jordan, A. Saunders, M. Sylla, C. Oxlade-Chamberlain, T. Willard, R. Glover, A. Whittingham and C. Andrews.

The home team had on the bench: M. Ndjoli, J. Berkeley-Agyepong, W. Angell, M. Walker and J. Gorman.

Substitutions

Aldershot Town made 3 changes: C. Andrews for M. Ndjoli (72′), R. Glover for J. Berkeley-Agyepong (78′) and M. Sylla for A. Woody (90′).

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town
Evan Khouri 31.England
68'
G
James McKeown 1.Republic of Ireland
D
Luke Waterfall 6.England
D
Michee Efete 2.Republic of the Congo
M
Sebastian Revan 17.England
M
Erico Sousa 18.Portugal
56'
M
Harry Clifton 15.Wales
Goals16'
M
Ben Fox 4.England
68'
M
Alex Hunt 26.England
90'
M
Ryley Towler 22.England
F
Ryan Taylor 29.England
Substitutes
D
Adam Crookes 3.England
D
David Longe-King 16.England
M
G. Coke 8.England
F
Will Bapaga 7.England
68'
F
Lenell John-Lewis  14.England
68'

Paul Hurst played with: J. McKeown, L. Waterfall, M. Efete, S. Revan, Érico Sousa, H. Clifton, B. Fox, A. Hunt, E. Khouri, R. Towler and R. Taylor.

These were the players on the bench: W. Bapaga, L. John-Lewis, A. Crookes, G. Coke and D. Longe-King.

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 2 changes: B. Fox for W. Bapaga (68′) and E. Khouri for L. N. John-Lewis (68′).

Results of the day

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