EASTLEIGH. Fylde topped Eastleigh to win 2-1. It was Fylde to strike first with a goal of Josh Kay at the 42′. Then Nicolas Haughton scored again for Fylde in the 48′ minute. Eventually, Ben Reeves reduced the distance for Eastleigh (74′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Silverlake Stadium stadium in Eastleigh on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.48 degrees Celsius or 50.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Eastleigh was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Fylde that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fylde was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fylde won the match.
Eastleigh shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Fylde shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Eastleigh received 3 yellow cards (David Longe-King, Enzio Boldewijn and Nigel Atangana). Regarding the opposition, Fylde received 3 yellow cards (Ashley Hunter, Nicolas Haughton and Connor Barrett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Eastleigh stays with 39 points like Maidenhead United to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Fylde will has 35 points to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Eastleigh will play away against Ebbsfleet United on the 17th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Ebbsfleet United (3 draws).
Fylde will play away against Aldershot Town on the 13th of February with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Fylde (1 draw).
Eastleigh – Formation
Eastleigh
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56'
74'
Eastleigh started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Richard Hill decided to play with the following team: Joe McDonnell, Enzio Boldewijn, David Longe-King, Lee Hodson, George Langston, Ben Greenwood, Scott Quigley, Nigel Atangana, Ben Reeves, Chris Maguire and Paul McCallum.
The home team had on the bench: Jake Taylor, Luke Croll, Solomon Nwabuokei, Oscar Rutherford and Malachi Dotse.
Substitutions
Eastleigh made 3 changes: Lee Hodson for Jake Taylor (56′), Ben Greenwood for Oscar Rutherford (62′) and Nigel Atangana for Solomon Nwabuokei (83′).
Fylde – Formation
Fylde
Fylde started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Chris Beech played with: Theo Richardson, Connor Barrett, Sam Graham, Ethan Mitchell, Harry Davis, Tom Walker, Danny Whitehead, Berat Jonathan Ustabaşı, Nicolas Haughton, Josh Kay and Joe Westley.
They had on the bench: Bryce Hosannah, Adam Long, Ashley Hunter, Daniel Adshead and Danny Ormerod.
Substitutions
Fylde made 3 changes: Josh Kay for Ashley Hunter (73′), Joe Westley for Danny Ormerod (79′) and Nicolas Haughton for Daniel Adshead (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Woking – Hartlepool United – 1-1
- Southend United – York City – 0-1
- Eastleigh – Fylde – 1-2
- Dorking Wanderers – Halifax Town – 1-3
- Dagenham & Redbridge – Oxford City – 7-1
- Chesterfield – Ebbsfleet United – 2-2
- Boreham Wood – Maidenhead United – 1-0
- Altrincham – Rochdale – 3-0
