Torquay United defeats Dover Athletic 3-1

DOVER. Torquay United overcomes Dover Athletic 3-1.

Torquay United defeats Dover Athletic 3-1

DOVER. Torquay United prevails over Dover Athletic 3-1.

The match was played at the The Perrys Crabble Stadium stadium in Dover on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Whitton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 9 Total 14
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 38 Attack 49
  • 23 Dangerous attack 32
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Dover Athletic was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Torquay United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Torquay United was more aggressive with 32 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Torquay United won the match.​

Dover Athletic shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Torquay United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Dover Athletic didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Torquay United received 2 yellow cards (J. Lewis and D. Martin).

Match Timeline

2'
Asa Hall(goal)
26'
42'
68'
71'
78'
89'
Daniel Martin- Yellow
90'

Standings

After this match, Dover Athletic will stay with -5 points to hold in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Torquay United will have 40 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Dover Athletic will play away against Halifax Town on the 19th of February with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Halifax Town (1 draw).

Torquay United will host Barnet on the 19th of February with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Torquay United (6 draws).

Dover Athletic – Formation

Dover Athletic
George Wilkinson 28.England
63'
G
Adam Parkes 20.England
D
Jake Goodman 6.England
Goals26'
D
Danny Collinge 23.England
D
H. Ransom 16.England
M
Koby Arthur 22.Ghana
M
Henry Woods 18.England
M
Arjanit Krasniqi 32.Kosovo
M
Ryan Hanson 25.England
F
Alfie Pavey 26.England
F
Michael Gyasi 33.Ghana
Substitutes
Harrison Byford 24.England
G
Alexis André Jr. 44.Morocco
D
Will Moses 2.England
D
N. Ofori-Twumasi 15.England
M
Thomas Bramble 4.Antigua and Barbuda

The manager Andy Hessenthaler decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Dover Athletic made only 1 change substituting G. Wilkinson for J. E. Bramble T. (63′)​.

Torquay United – Formation

Torquay United
G
Shaun MacDonald 37.England
D
Dean Moxey 21.England
D
Joe Lewis 31.Wales
42' Goals78'
M
Asa Hall 8.England
Goals2'
M
Tom Lapslie 4.England
M
Daniel Martin 3.England
89'
M
Ben Wynter 2.England
M
Armani Little 10.England
M
Stephen Wearne 12.England
68'
F
D. Holman 30.England
71'
Substitutes
G
Mark Halstead 1.England
D
68' Goals90'
D
Ali Omar 5.England
F
Danny Wright 9.England
71'
F
Klaidi Lolos 19.Greece

Gary Johnson played with: .

Substitutions

Torquay United made 2 changes: S. Wearne for S. Duke-McKenna (68′) and D. Holman for D. Wright (71′).

Results of the day

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