NOTTINGHAM. Salford City conquered Notts County to win 2-1. C. McAleny was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Salford City to strike first with a goal of Conor McAleny at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Conor McAleny gave the win to Salford City in the 87′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Notts County was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Meadow Lane Stadium stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 9,967 spectators. The referee was Adam Herczeg who was helped by Andrew Bennett and Danny Gratton. The 4th official was Declan Ford. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.93 degrees Celsius or 44.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 14 Total 14
- 2 On Target 7
- 8 Off Target 7
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 83 Attack 98
- 44 Dangerous attack 35
- 100 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 3 Total 18
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Notts County had a superior ball possession 62% while Salford City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Notts County was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Salford City managed to find the solution to win this match.
Notts County shot 14 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Salford City shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Notts County didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Salford City received 3 yellow cards (Adrian Mariappa, Conor McAleny and Callum Hendry).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Notts County stays with 51 points to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Salford City will has 47 points to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Notts County will play away against Swindon Town on the 29th of March with a 6-6 head to head statistic.
Salford City will host Sutton United on the 29th of March with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Salford City (2 draws).
Notts County – Formation
Notts County
53'
46'
Notts County started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Stuart Maynard decided to play with the following team: Sam Slocombe , Jaden Warner , Kyle Cameron , Lewis Macari , Scott Robertson , Jodi Jones , Daniel Crowley , Sam Austin , Adam Chicksen , Alassana Jatta and Macaulay Langstaff .
The home team had on the bench: Richard Brindley, Jim O’Brien , Will Randall, John Bostock, David McGoldrick , Luca Ashby-Hammond and Charlie Colkett.
Substitutions
Notts County made 2 changes: Adam Chicksen for Jim O’Brien (46′) and Alassana Jatta for David McGoldrick (73′).
Player of the match: Daniel Crowley
The most impressive player for Notts County was Daniel Crowley.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Salford City – Formation
Salford City
49'
Salford City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Karl Robinson played with: Alex Cairns , Theo Vassell , Adrian Mariappa , Curtis Tilt , Dan Chesters , Conor McAleny , Elliot Watt , Ryan Watson , Luke Garbutt , Matt Smith and Callum Hendry .
They had on the bench: Declan John , Matthew Lund, Jezreel Davies, Kelly N’Mai, Joel Torrance, Callum Morton and Junior Luamba .
Salford City could not rely on the presence of Declan John (injured).
Substitutions
Salford City made 3 changes: Dan Chesters for Declan John (70′), Callum Hendry for Callum Morton (70′) and Luke Garbutt for Junior Luamba (60′).
Player of the match: Conor McAleny
The most impressive player for Salford City was Conor McAleny.
His rating is with 2 goals, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Barrow – Newport County – 1-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Crawley Town – 1-3
- Sutton United – Accrington Stanley – 3-1
- Stockport County – Milton Keynes Dons – 5-0
- Notts County – Salford City – 1-2
- Morecambe – Gillingham – 2-3
- Mansfield Town – Colchester United – 1-1
- Harrogate Town – Bradford City – 3-0
- Grimsby Town – Wrexham – 1-3
- Doncaster Rovers – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
- Crewe Alexandra – AFC Wimbledon – 1-1
