CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town overcomes Altrincham with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. McAtee (47′) and a goal from J. Maguire-Drew (83′). Grimsby Town made the most of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Whitton. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 11 Total 4
- 5 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 104 Attack 102
- 65 Dangerous attack 16
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 1
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Grimsby Town had a superior ball possession 60% while Altrincham was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grimsby Town won the match.
Grimsby Town shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Altrincham shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Grimsby Town will have 36 points like Solihull Moors to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Altrincham will stay with 26 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town
66'
83'
The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: M. Crocombe, L. Waterfall, S. Pearson, D. Amos, A. Smith, G. Coke, Érico Sousa, J. Maguire-Drew, B. Fox, R. Taylor and J. McAtee.
The home team had on the bench: M. Wright, S. Burgess, E. Khouri, D. Longe-King and Joel Grant.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 3 changes: E. Sousa for M. Wright (66′), J. McAtee for S. Burgess (84′) and J. Maguire-Drew for E. Khouri (88′).
Altrincham – Formation
Altrincham
Phil Parkinson played with: A. Thompson, A. White, J. Morgan, J. Moult, T. Hannigan, J. Hancock, T. Mullarkey, E. Osborne, R. Colclough, J. Hulme and D. Mooney.
The following players were sitting on the bench: A. Leitch-Smith, B. Pringle, K. Berkoe, K. Digie and D. Furman.
Substitutions
Altrincham made 3 changes: J. Hulme for A. Leitch-Smith (64′), D. Mooney for B. Pringle (71′) and A. White for K. Berkoe (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Barnet – Chesterfield – 1-4
- Wealdstone – Dover Athletic – 2-1
- Grimsby Town – Altrincham – 2-0
