SHREWSBURY. Exeter City was ultimately too much to handle for Shrewsbury Town with the goal of Will Aimson (34′), Luke Harris (41′) and Jack Aitchison (45′). Exeter City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 4,960 spectators. The referee was David Rock assisted by and Daniel Robinson. The 4th official was Steve Rushton. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.09 degrees Celsius or 51.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 24 Ball Possession 76
Shots
- 6 Total 13
- 1 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 59 Attack 131
- 21 Dangerous attack 58
- 95 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 7
Fouls
- 5 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Exeter City had a strong ball possession 76% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Exeter City won the match.
Shrewsbury Town shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Exeter City shot 13 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Shrewsbury Town received 3 yellow cards (Jason Sraha, Malvind Benning and Tom Bayliss). On the opposite side, Exeter City received 3 yellow cards (Mo Eisa, Reece Cole and Vincent Harper).
(Shrewsbury Town) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (6′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Shrewsbury Town stays with 41 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Exeter City will has 44 points like Charlton Athletic to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Shrewsbury Town will host Carlisle United on the 16th of March with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Shrewsbury Town (4 draws).
Exeter City will host Burton Albion on the 16th of March with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Burton Albion (3 draws).
Shrewsbury Town – Formation
Shrewsbury Town
42'
72'
6'
Shrewsbury Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Marko Maroši , Morgan Feeney , Cheyenne Dunkley , Jason Sraha , Malvind Benning , Carl Winchester , Taylor Perry , Tom Bloxham , Tom Bayliss , Jordan Shipley and Daniel Udoh .
The home team had on the bench: Jack Hinchy , Rayhaan Tulloch , Roland Idowu , Harry Burgoyne, Elliott Bennett, Aiden O’Brien and Tom Flanagan .
Substitutions
Shrewsbury Town made 5 changes: Carl Winchester for Jack Hinchy (46′), Tom Bloxham for Rayhaan Tulloch (46′), Tom Bayliss for Roland Idowu (46′), Daniel Udoh for Aiden O’Brien (46′) and Jason Sraha for Tom Flanagan (72′).
Player of the match: Aiden O’Brien
The most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Aiden O’Brien.
His rating is with 15 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 12.
His performance was fantastic also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
34'
Exeter City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Gary Caldwell played with: Viljami Sinisalo , Pierce Sweeney , Will Aimson , Zak Jules , Ilmari Niskanen , R. Woods , Reece Cole , Vincent Harper , Jack Aitchison , Luke Harris and Sonny Cox .
They had on the bench: Ben Purrington , Tom Carroll , Dion Rankine , Millenic Alli , Mo Eisa , Shaun MacDonald and Cheick Diabaté.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 5 changes: Vincent Harper for Dion Rankine (46′), Ilmari Niskanen for Ben Purrington (71′), Jack Aitchison for Millenic Alli (78′), Reece Cole for Tom Carroll (61′) and Sonny Cox for Mo Eisa (61′).
Player of the match: Luke Harris
The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Luke Harris.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Wigan Athletic – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Exeter City – 0-3
- Portsmouth – Burton Albion – 2-1
- Northampton Town – Blackpool – 0-1
- Lincoln City – Cambridge United – 6-0
- Leyton Orient – Port Vale – 0-0
- Fleetwood Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-0
- Derby County – Reading – 2-1
- Carlisle United – Barnsley – 2-3
- Bolton Wanderers – Oxford United – 5-0
