STOCKPORT. Stockport County liquidates Altrincham 5-1 with goals of A. Sarcevic (4′), P. Madden (10′), S. Quigley (13′), W. Collar (37′) and O. Crankshaw (82′). On the opposite side, Altrincham scored with R. Croasdale (31′ own). Stockport County was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Edgeley Park stadium in Stockport on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.1 degrees Celsius or 41.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 18 Total 4
- 10 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 84 Attack 46
- 47 Dangerous attack 18
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Stockport County had a strong ball possession 64% while Altrincham was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stockport County was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stockport County won the match.
Stockport County shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Altrincham shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Stockport County received 1 yellow card (). Regarding the opposition, Altrincham received 2 yellow cards (A. Porter and J. Senior).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Stockport County will have 33 points to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Altrincham will stay with 25 points like Woking, Eastleigh and Barnet to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Stockport County will play away with Solihull Moors on the 28th of December with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Solihull Moors (1 draw).
Altrincham will host Wrexham on the 28th of December with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Wrexham (4 draws).
Stockport County – Formation
Stockport County
53'
4'
The manager Dave Challinor decided to play with the following team: B. Hinchliffe, A. Palmer, M. Kitching, M. Southam-Hales, R. Rydel, A. Sarcevic, R. Croasdale, J. Keane, W. Collar, P. Madden and S. Quigley.
The home team had on the bench: L. Hogan, C. Jennings, O. Crankshaw, S. Minihan and J. Rooney.
Substitutions
Stockport County made 3 changes: R. Rydel for L. Hogan (53′), P. Madden for C. Jennings (70′) and S. Quigley for O. Crankshaw (71′).
Altrincham – Formation
Altrincham
55'
Phil Parkinson played with: A. Thompson, D. Fitzpatrick, J. Senior, J. Moult, T. Hannigan, J. Hancock, T. Mullarkey, A. Porter, R. Colclough, M. Kosylo and K. Digie.
The following players were sitting on the bench: I. Marriott, A. Leitch-Smith, D. Furman, S. Densmore and S. Drench.
Substitutions
Altrincham made 3 changes: D. Fitzpatrick for I. Marriott (58′), A. Porter for A. Leitch-Smith (75′) and J. Moult for D. Furman (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Aldershot Town – Woking – 1-1
- Bromley – Southend United – 1-1
- Dover Athletic – Dagenham & Redbridge – 0-2
- Stockport County – Altrincham – 5-1
- Torquay United – Yeovil Town – 3-0
