CREWE. Forest Green Rovers was finally too much to handle for Crewe Alexandra with the goal of Jordon Garrick (13′), Jordon Garrick (26′) and Jamie Robson (28′). Crewe Alexandra was definitely better in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,478 spectators. The referee was Geoff Eltringham with the assistance of Mark Dwyer and Ryan Williams. The 4th official was Ben Speedie. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.83 degrees Celsius or 47.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 22 Total 9
- 5 On Target 6
- 13 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 97 Attack 82
- 61 Dangerous attack 26
- 140 Ball safe 125
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Crewe Alexandra had a superior ball possession 71% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Crewe Alexandra was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Forest Green Rovers managed to find the solution to win this match.
Crewe Alexandra shot 22 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Crewe Alexandra received 3 yellow cards (Charlie Kirk, Rio Adebisi and Elliott Nevitt). On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Callum Jones, Emmanuel Osadebe and Ryan Inniss).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Crewe Alexandra stays with 66 points to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will has 36 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will play away against Accrington Stanley on the 6th of April with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (2 draws).
Forest Green Rovers will host Milton Keynes Dons on the 6th of April with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).
Crewe Alexandra – Formation
Crewe Alexandra started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Lee Bell decided to play with the following team: Tom Booth
, Lewis Billington , Ed Turns , Mickey Demetriou , Rio Adebisi , Matus Holicek , Josh Austerfield , Shilow Tracey , Chris Long , Charlie Kirk and Elliott Nevitt .The home team had on the bench: Harvey Davies, Ryan Cooney
, Zac Williams , Lewis Leigh , Aaron Rowe , Max Woodcock and C. Agius.Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 4 changes: Ed Turns for Ryan Cooney (34′), Josh Austerfield for Lewis Leigh (35′), Chris Long for Aaron Rowe (46′) and Charlie Kirk for Zac Williams (77′).
Player of the match: Charlie Kirk
The most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Charlie Kirk.
His rating is
with 41 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Steve Cotterill played with: V. Reyes
, Ryan Inniss , Richard Keogh , Jordan Moore-Taylor , Dominic Thompson , Emmanuel Osadebe , Charlie McCann , Jamie Robson , Kyle McAllister , Christian Doidge and Jordon Garrick .They had on the bench: Dominic Bernard , Jacob Maddox, Jamie Searle, Tyrese Omotoye
, Fankaty Dabo , Harvey Bunker and Callum Jones .Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 4 changes: Jordon Garrick for Tyrese Omotoye (65′), Christian Doidge for Fankaty Dabo (90′), Charlie McCann for Jacob Maddox (90′) and Emmanuel Osadebe for Harvey Bunker (90′).
Player of the match: Jordon Garrick
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Jordon Garrick.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 11 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Salford City – 2-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Colchester United – 1-1
- Sutton United – Swindon Town – 3-1
- Stockport County – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0
- Notts County – Milton Keynes Dons – 3-3
- Newport County – Crawley Town – 0-4
- Morecambe – Barrow – 2-1
- Harrogate Town – Gillingham – 5-1
- Grimsby Town – Bradford City – 1-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Forest Green Rovers – 0-3