Wrexham surprises Altrincham with a 2-0 win

ALTRINCHAM. Wrexham had a surprising win over Altrincham with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Hayden (24') and a goal from B. J. (38').

Wrexham surprises Altrincham with a 2-0 win

ALTRINCHAM. Wrexham had a surprising win over Altrincham with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Hayden (24′) and a goal from B. J. (38′).

The match was played at the The J. Davidson Stadium stadium in Altrincham on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Bishop. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 10 Total 4
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 0
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 95 Attack 109
  • 68 Dangerous attack 81
  • 109 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Altrincham was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Wrexham that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wrexham had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wrexham won the match.​

Altrincham shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wrexham shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Altrincham received 1 yellow card (D. Furman). On the other side, Wrexham received 2 yellow cards (J. Davies and R. Lainton).

Match Timeline

13'
Jordan Davies- Yellow
24'
Aaron Hayden(goal)
Dean Furman- sub ->I. Marriott
32'
38'
46'
54'
Max Cleworth- sub ->J. Davies
Dean Furman- Yellow
76'
80'
Dan Mooney- sub ->A. Porter
81'
89'
Rob Lainton- Yellow

Standings

After playing this contest, Altrincham will stay with 25 points like Barnet to hold in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Wrexham will have 39 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Altrincham will host Stockport County on the 3rd of January with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Wrexham will play away agasint Notts County on the 2nd of January with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Notts County (3 draws).

Altrincham – Formation

Altrincham
G
Tony Thompson 1.England
D
D. Fitzpatrick 19.England
D
Joel Senior 24.England
M
Jake Moult 6.England
M
Joshua Hancock 10.England
M
Toby Mullarkey 25.England
M
Isaac Marriott 32.England
32'
F
Adam Porter 8.England
81'
F
Ryan Colclough 11.England
F
Matty Kosylo 15.England
46'
F
Kennedy Digie 18.England
Substitutes
G
Steve Drench 30.England
M
D. Furman 28.South Africa
32' 76'
M
S. Densmore 2.England
F
A. Leitch-Smith 27.England
46'
F
Dan Mooney 7.Wales
81'

The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: A. Thompson, D. Fitzpatrick, J. Senior, J. Moult, J. Hancock, T. Mullarkey, A. Porter, I. Marriott, R. Colclough, M. Kosylo and K. Digie.

The home team had on the bench: D. Furman, A. Leitch-Smith, D. Mooney, S. Densmore and S. Drench.

Substitutions

Altrincham made 3 changes: I. Marriott for D. Furman (32′), M. Kosylo for A. Leitch-Smith (46′) and A. Porter for D. Mooney (81′).

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham
G
Rob Lainton 1.England
89'
D
Ben Tozer 6.England
D
Harry Lennon 26.England
D
Aaron Hayden 5.England
Goals24'
D
B. Hosannah 17.England
Goals38'
M
Reece Hall-Johnson 2.England
M
Jordan Davies 7.Wales
54' 13'
M
Luke Young  8.England
M
James Jones 30.Scotland
M
Paul Mullin 10.England
F
Jordan Ponticelli 19.England
80'
Substitutes
G
C. Dibble 21.Wales
D
Max Cleworth 32.Wales
54'
M
Cameron Green 16.England
F
Kwame Thomas 39.England
80'
F
Dior Angus 20.England

Phil Parkinson played with: R. Lainton, B. Tozer, H. Lennon, R. Hall-Johnson, A. Hayden, J. Davies, B. Hosannah, L. Young, J. Jones, P. Mullin and J. Ponticelli.

These were the players on the bench: M. Cleworth, K. Thomas, C. Green, D. Angus and C. Dibble.

Substitutions

Wrexham made 2 changes: J. Davies for M. Cleworth (54′) and J. Ponticelli for K. Thomas (80′).

Results of the day

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