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
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
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
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.
- 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