KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon defeats Barrow with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Curtis (16′) and a goal from O. Bugiel (26′). Barrow lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Kingsmeadow stadium in Kingston upon Thames on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,373 spectators. The referee was Scott Simpson who was helped by Michael Webb and Alistair Nelson. The 4th official was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.82 degrees Celsius or 51.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 3 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 103 Attack 107
- 39 Dangerous attack 56
- 76 Ball safe 95
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 6
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Barrow was in firm control of the ball 57% while AFC Wimbledon was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Barrow had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, AFC Wimbledon managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
AFC Wimbledon shot 10 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Barrow shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
AFC Wimbledon received 3 yellow cards (John-Joe O’Toole, James Ball and Kofi Balmer). Talking about the opposition, Barrow received 2 yellow cards (Tom White and Luca Stephenson).
Also, Barrow didn’t end the match with 11 players after Jamie Proctor (Barrow) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (87′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AFC Wimbledon has 46 points like Gillingham to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Barrow will stays with 53 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, AFC Wimbledon will play away with Accrington Stanley on the 13th of February with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (4 draws).
Barrow will host Newport County on the 16th of September with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Barrow (2 draws).
AFC Wimbledon – Formation
AFC Wimbledon
45'
81'
26'
AFC Wimbledon started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Johnnie Jackson decided to play with the following team: Alex Bass , Isaac Ogundere , Kofi Balmer , Lee Brown , Jack Currie , James Ball , Armani Little , James Tilley , Omar Bugiel , Ronan Curtis and Josh Kelly .
The home team had on the bench: Nik Tzanev, Harry Pell , Josh Davison , Alex Pearce, Ryan Mclean, John-Joe O’Toole and Aron Sasu .
Substitutions
AFC Wimbledon made 4 changes: Josh Kelly for Josh Davison (81′), Omar Bugiel for Harry Pell (68′), Ronan Curtis for Aron Sasu (68′) and James Ball for John-Joe O’Toole (81′).
Player of the match: James Tilley
The most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was James Tilley even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
Barrow – Formation
Barrow
87'Barrow started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Peter Wild played with: Paul Farman , James Chester , George Ray , Niall Canavan , David Worrall , Kian Spence , Dean Campbell , Luca Stephenson , Elliot Newby , Ben Whitfield and Cole Stockton .
These were the players on the bench: Jamie Proctor , Josh Lillis, Tom White , Robbie Gotts , Sam Foley and Dom Telford .
Substitutions
Barrow made 5 changes: Luca Stephenson for Sam Foley (36′), Kian Spence for Tom White (36′), Dean Campbell for Robbie Gotts (73′), Ben Whitfield for Jamie Proctor (62′) and James Chester for Dom Telford (73′).
Player of the match: George Ray
The most impressive player for Barrow was George Ray.
His rating is with 31 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Bradford City – 0-1
- Walsall – Newport County – 0-3
- Swindon Town – Salford City – 1-1
- Morecambe – Sutton United – 1-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Accrington Stanley – 2-1
- Harrogate Town – Colchester United – 1-0
- Grimsby Town – Stockport County – 1-3
- Forest Green Rovers – Mansfield Town – 0-4
- Doncaster Rovers – Tranmere Rovers – 2-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Crawley Town – 1-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Barrow – 2-0
