ALTRINCHAM. Torquay United topped Altrincham to win 2-1. It was Torquay United to strike first with an early goal of C. Lemonheigh-Evans at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Wearne gave the win to Torquay United in the 49′ minute with a goal. Altrincham lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the The J. Davidson Stadium stadium in Altrincham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Richardson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 13 Total 10
- 8 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 124 Attack 105
- 85 Dangerous attack 90
- 128 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 11
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Altrincham was in firm control of the ball 57% while Torquay United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Torquay United had a more offensive attitude with 90 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Torquay United won the contest.
Altrincham shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Torquay United shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Altrincham will stay with 26 points like Aldershot Town to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Torquay United will have 34 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Altrincham will play away against King’s Lynn Town on the 25th of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Altrincham (0 draws).
Torquay United will host Solihull Moors on the 25th of January with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Torquay United (1 draw).
Altrincham – Formation
Altrincham
78'
30'
The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: A. Thompson, K. Berkoe, J. Morgan, J. Moult, J. Hancock, T. Mullarkey, E. Osborne, R. Colclough, J. Hulme, K. Digie and D. Mooney.
The home team had on the bench: B. Pringle, A. Leitch-Smith, I. Marriott, S. Densmore and S. Drench.
Substitutions
Altrincham made 3 changes: D. Mooney for A. Leitch-Smith (68′), J. Hulme for B. Pringle (68′) and J. Hancock for I. Marriott (78′).
Torquay United – Formation
Torquay United
Gary Johnson played with: S. MacDonald, C. Johnson, S. Duke-McKenna, A. Omar, A. Hall, D. Martin, B. Wynter, A. Little, S. Wearne, D. Wright and C. Lemonheigh-Evans.
The following players were sitting on the bench: D. Holman, J. Felix, K. O’Connell, M. Halstead and K. Lolos.
Substitutions
Torquay United made 3 changes: D. Wright for D. Holman (77′), S. Duke-McKenna for J. Felix (86′) and S. Wearne for K. O’Connell (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Altrincham – Torquay United – 1-2
- Boreham Wood – Weymouth – 1-1
- Chesterfield – Aldershot Town – 0-0
- Dagenham & Redbridge – Stockport County – 0-2
- Grimsby Town – Bromley – 1-2
- Maidenhead United – Halifax Town – 1-0
- Solihull Moors – Dover Athletic – 5-0
- Woking – Wealdstone – 2-0
- Yeovil Town – Wrexham – 1-2
