CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town overcomes Aldershot Town 3-1. Grimsby Town was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with E. Sousa (10′), J. McAtee (39′) and J. McAtee (60′). Aldershot Town reduced the distance with a goal (90′) by R. Glover, but there was not much to do for them.
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 Matthew Dicicco. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 12 Total 7
- 6 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 107 Attack 84
- 52 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Grimsby Town was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Aldershot Town that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grimsby Town won the match.
Grimsby Town shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Aldershot Town shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (L. Waterfall). Talking about the opposition, Aldershot Town didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Grimsby Town will have 46 points like Solihull Moors and Wrexham to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Aldershot Town will stay with 30 points like Altrincham and Barnet to remain in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Grimsby Town will play away against Southend United on the 18th of February with a 1-1 head to head record.
Aldershot Town will host Dover Athletic on the 22nd of February with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Aldershot Town (1 draw).
Grimsby Town – Formation
The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 3 changes: E. Sousa for S. Scannell (63′), R. Taylor for T. Abrahams (70′) and L. Waterfall for A. Smith (76′).
Aldershot Town – Formation
Mark Molesley played with: .
Substitutions
Aldershot Town made 3 changes: K. Lyons-Foster for J. Vennings (46′), M. Sylla for T. Edser (65′) and M. Ndjoli for J. Berkeley-Agyepong (65′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- King’s Lynn Town – Altrincham – 0-1
- Woking – Southend United – 2-3
- Weymouth – Chesterfield – 1-1
- Grimsby Town – Aldershot Town – 3-1
- Eastleigh – Yeovil Town – 0-0
- Dover Athletic – Torquay United – 1-3
- Barnet – Wealdstone – 1-3