CLEETHORPES. Harrogate Town conquered Grimsby Town to win 2-1. A goal from K. Green was decisive in the 90min. It was Harrogate Town to strike first with a goal of Matthew Foulds at the 41′. Then Abraham Odoh scored again for Harrogate Town in the 72′ minute. Eventually, Kieran Green reduced the distance for Grimsby Town (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Grimsby Town lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,302 spectators.​ The referee was Adam Herczeg who had the assistance of Wayne Grunnill and Alistair Nelson. The 4th official was Bradley Hall. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.67 degrees Celsius or 51.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​
Match Statistics​
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 1 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 4
- 7 Shots blocked 6
- 91 Attack 97
- 57 Dangerous attack 42
- 92 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Grimsby Town had a strong ball possession 57% while Harrogate Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Grimsby Town was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Harrogate Town was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​
Grimsby Town shot 14 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Harrogate Town shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards (David Artell and Anthony Driscoll-Glennon). Talking about the opposition, Harrogate Town received 1 yellow card (Josh March).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Grimsby Town stays with 24 points like Tranmere Rovers and Doncaster Rovers to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Harrogate Town will has 30 points like Swindon Town and Crawley Town to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will play away against Mansfield Town on the 26th of December with a 11-8 head to head stats in favor of Grimsby Town (8 draws).
Harrogate Town will host Accrington Stanley on the 26th of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager David Artell decided to play with the following team: Harvey Cartwright
, Toby Mullarkey , Harvey Rodgers , Niall Maher , Anthony Driscoll-Glennon , Kamil Conteh , Harry Clifton , Arthur Gnahoua , Alex Hunt , Abo Eisa and Danny Rose .The home team had on the bench: Michee Efete
, Kieran Green , Luke Waterfall, Gavan Holohan , Rekeil Pyke , Jake Eastwood and Jamie Andrews.Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 4 changes: Kamil Conteh for Gavan Holohan (57′), Alex Hunt for Kieran Green (57′), Arthur Gnahoua for Rekeil Pyke (67′) and Toby Mullarkey for Michee Efete (87′).
Player of the match: Kieran Green​
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Kieran Green.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 17 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.His performance was extraordinary also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 57′.
Harrogate Town – Formation
Also Harrogate Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Simon Weaver played with: J. Belshaw
, Kayne Ramsay , Warren Burrell , Liam Gibson , Matthew Foulds , Dean Cornelius , Stephen Dooley , George Thomson , Abraham Odoh , Matty Daly and Jack Muldoon .These were the players on the bench: Josh Falkingham, James Daly, Lewis Thomas, Levi Sutton
, Jeremy Sivi, Josh March and Emmanuel Ilesanmi.Substitutions
Harrogate Town made 3 changes: Jack Muldoon for Josh March (87′), Dean Cornelius for Levi Sutton (87′) and Abraham Odoh for Jeremy Sivi (90′).
Player of the match: Matthew Foulds​
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Harrogate Town was Matthew Foulds.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 18 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.​
- Wrexham – Newport County – 2-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Sutton United – Mansfield Town – 0-2
- Morecambe – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-3
- Grimsby Town – Harrogate Town – 1-2
- Accrington Stanley – Walsall – 2-1