Salford City and Doncaster Rovers draw 2-2 on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS

SALFORD. Salford City comes back against Doncaster Rovers with an own goal from C. Tilt 12' and a goal on the H. Adelakun 71'.

John Ross

February 15, 2024

SALFORD. Salford City finds its way back against Doncaster Rovers with an own goal from C. Tilt 12′ and a goal on the H. Adelakun 71′.

The match was played at the Moor Lane stadium in Salford on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 2,592 spectators. The referee was Martin Woods with the assistance of Lewis Raper and William Cavanagh. The 4th official was . The weather was drizzle rain. The temperature was cold at 8.12 degrees Celsius or 46.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.

Match Statistics

Salford City

2 - 2

Doncaster Rovers

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

12 Total 8
6 On Target 3
4 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 2

121 Attack 75
67 Dangerous attack 33
91 Ball safe 92

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 4

Fouls

16 Total 17
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Salford City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Doncaster Rovers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Salford City had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Salford City to win the match.

Salford City shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 5 yellow cards (Curtis Tilt, Junior Luamba, Luke Garbutt, Karl Robinson and Elliot Watt). On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Owen Bailey and Matthew Craig).

Match Timeline

Curtis Tilt(own-goal)

12'

14'

Richard Wood (own-goal)

Ethan Ingram- sub ->Declan John

46'

Elliot Watt- Yellow

55'

Junior Luamba- Yellow

56'

Curtis Tilt- Yellow

61'

Luke Garbutt- Yellow

63'

64'

Matthew Craig- Yellow

67'

Harrison Biggins- sub ->Billy Waters

71'

Hakeeb Adelakun(goal)Matthew Craig

Kelly N'Mai- sub ->Callum Morton

71'

74'

Owen Bailey- Yellow

Dan Chesters- sub ->Junior Luamba

75'

Conor McAleny- sub ->Callum Hendry

75'

85'

James Maxwell- sub ->Jack Senior

Luke Garbutt(goal)

89'

Matty Lund- sub ->Ryan Watson

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Salford City has 36 points to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers will has 33 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will host Barrow on the 17th of February with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Salford City (4 draws).

Doncaster Rovers will play away against Grimsby Town on the 17th of February with a 4-4 head to head.

Salford City – Formation

Salford City

Alex Cairns 1.England

6.3

Declan John 3.Wales

6.4

46'

Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica

6.6

61'

Luke Garbutt 29.England

7.0

63'

89'

Theo Vassell 42.England

6.7

Elliot Watt 6.Scotland

7.7

55'

Ryan Watson 7.England

6.8

89'

Callum Hendry 9.Scotland

7.0

75'

Matt Smith 17.England

7.7

Callum Morton 39.England

6.7

71'

Junior Luamba 54.England

7.1

75'

56'

Substitutes

Joel Torrance 31.England

Ethan Ingram 2.England

6.3

46'

Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica

Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland

89'

Dan Chesters 20.England

6.4

75'

Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands

6.8

71'

Conor McAleny 18.England

6.4

75'

Salford City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns (6.3), Declan John (6.4), Theo Vassell (6.7), Curtis Tilt (6.6), Luke Garbutt (7.0), Ryan Watson (6.8), Elliot Watt (7.7), Junior Luamba (7.1), Callum Hendry (7.0), Callum Morton (6.7) and Matt Smith (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ethan Ingram (6.3), Adrian Mariappa, Matthew Lund, Conor McAleny (6.4), Dan Chesters (6.4), Kelly N’Mai (6.8) and Joel Torrance.

Substitutions

Salford City made 5 changes: Declan John for Ethan Ingram (46′), Callum Morton for Kelly N’Mai (71′), Junior Luamba for Dan Chesters (75′), Callum Hendry for Conor McAleny (75′) and Ryan Watson for Matthew Lund (89′).

Player of the match: Elliot Watt

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Elliot Watt.

His rating is 7.7 with 50 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers

T. Lo-Tutala 15.France

7.5

Jack Senior 23.England

7.0

85'

Jamie Sterry 2.England

6.6

Tom Anderson 4.England

6.4

Richard Wood 6.England

6.4

Owen Bailey 17.England

6.3

74'

Matthew Craig 37.Scotland

6.8

64'

Billy Waters 40.England

6.8

67'

Hakeeb Adelakun 47.England

7.0

71'

Luke Molyneux 7.England

6.6

Joe Ironside 20.England

6.7

Substitutes

Louis Jones 12.England

James Maxwell 3.Scotland

6.4

85'

Joseph Olowu 5.England

George Broadbent 8.England

Tommy Rowe 10.England

Harrison Biggins 14.England

6.8

67'

Kyle Hurst 21.England

Also Doncaster Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Grant McCann played with: Thimothee Lo-Tutala (7.5), Jamie Sterry (6.6), Tom Anderson (6.4), Richard Wood (6.4), Jack Senior (7.0), Owen Bailey (6.3), Matthew Craig (6.8), Hakeeb Adelakun (7.0), Billy Waters (6.8), Luke Molyneux (6.6) and Joe Ironside (6.7).

They had on the bench: James Maxwell (6.4), Joseph Olowu, George Broadbent, Tommy Rowe, Louis Jones, Harrison Biggins (6.8) and Kyle Hurst.

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 2 changes: Billy Waters for Harrison Biggins (67′) and Jack Senior for James Maxwell (85′).

Player of the match: Thimothee Lo-Tutala

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was the goalkeeper: Thimothee Lo-Tutala. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.