TORQUAY. Torquay United managed to find the solution against Dover Athletic to win 2-1. A. Little was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Dover Athletic to strike first with an early goal of T. Gregory at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 34′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Little gave the win to Torquay United in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Torquay United was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Plainmoor Ground stadium in Torquay on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew Russell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 10 Total 3
- 5 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 85 Attack 49
- 47 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Torquay United had a strong ball possession 63% while Dover Athletic was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Torquay United was was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Torquay United won the match.
Torquay United shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dover Athletic shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Torquay United received 2 yellow cards ( and K. O’Connell). On the opposite side, Dover Athletic received 2 yellow cards ( and D. Collinge).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Torquay United will have 18 points like Yeovil Town and Eastleigh to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Dover Athletic will stay with -9 points to move up in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Torquay United will play away against Barnet on the 20th of November with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Torquay United (6 draws).
Dover Athletic will host Halifax Town on the 20th of November with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Halifax Town (1 draw).
Torquay United – Formation
Torquay United
55'
34', 90'
59'
The manager Gary Johnson decided to play with the following team: S. MacDonald, D. Moxey, J. Lewis, H. Perritt, T. Lapslie, K. O’Connell, B. Wynter, A. Little, B. Moore, D. Holman and K. Lolos.
The home team had on the bench: C. Johnson, J. Andrews, G. Rogers, M. Halstead and A. Omar.
Substitutions
Torquay United made 3 changes: B. Moore for C. Johnson (59′), C. Johnson for J. Andrews (62′) and D. Holman for G. Rogers (82′).
Dover Athletic – Formation
Dover Athletic
Andy Hessenthaler played with: A. Parkes, R. Johnson, J. Goodman, D. Collinge, J. Tiensia, B. Williamson, T. Bramble, H. Woods, R. Hanson, A. Cosgrave and T. Gregory.
These were the players on the bench: H. Ransom, K. Arthur, M. Bentley, J. Bexon and S. Wood.
Substitutions
Dover Athletic made 3 changes: R. Johnson for H. Ransom (8′), J. E. Bramble T. for K. Arthur (68′) and T. Gregory for M. Bentley (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Aldershot Town – Grimsby Town – 2-1
- Altrincham – Boreham Wood – 1-1
- Chesterfield – Weymouth – 4-0
- King’s Lynn Town – Wrexham – 2-6
- Maidenhead United – Dagenham & Redbridge – 1-4
- Notts County – Solihull Moors – 2-0
- Southend United – Woking – 0-2
- Torquay United – Dover Athletic – 2-1
- Wealdstone – Barnet – 1-0
- Yeovil Town – Eastleigh – 2-1
- Stockport County – Bromley – 1-1
