MORECAMBE. Crewe Alexandra beats Morecambe 1-0 after E. Nevitt scored just 1 goal (70′). Morecambe lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

Crewe Alexandra remained in players after Lewis Leigh received a red card in the 89′.

The match was played at the Mazuma Stadium stadium in Morecambe on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 3,564 spectators.​ The referee was Ben Toner with the help of Kevin Mulraine and . The 4th official was Joe Simpson. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.94 degrees Celsius or 46.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Morecambe had a strong ball possession 58% while Crewe Alexandra was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crewe Alexandra had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crewe Alexandra won the match.​

Morecambe shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Morecambe received 1 yellow card (Yann Songo’o). On the opposite side, Crewe Alexandra didn’t receive any yellow card.

Also, Crewe Alexandra didn’t end the match with 11 players after Lewis Leigh (Crewe Alexandra) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (89′).

Standings

After playing this match, Morecambe stays with 60 points like Gillingham to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra will has 70 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Morecambe will play away with Stockport County on the 13th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Morecambe (1 draw).

Crewe Alexandra will host Grimsby Town on the 13th of April with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Crewe Alexandra (0 draws).

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ged Brannan decided to play with the following team: Archie Mair (7.0), Joel Senior (7.3), Farrend Rawson (7.5), Jacob Bedeau (6.4), David Tutonda (7.5), Nelson Khumbeni (6.7), Yann Songo’o (7.1), Gwion Edwards (6.4), Joe Adams (6.3), Jordan Slew (6.7) and Charlie Brown (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Gerard Garner (6.8), JJ McKiernan (6.4), Julian Larsson, Cammy Smith (6.6), Adam Smith, Oscar Threlkeld and Adam Fairclough (6.8).

Substitutions

Morecambe made 4 changes: Joe Adams for JJ McKiernan (66′), Gwion Edwards for Adam Fairclough (88′), Charlie Brown for Gerard Garner (81′) and Farrend Rawson for Cammy Smith (82′).

Player of the match: David Tutonda​

The player that probably impressed the most for Morecambe was David Tutonda.

His rating is 7.5 with 51 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Lee Bell played with: Tom Booth (7.3), Lewis Billington (7.0), Mickey Demetriou (7.9), Zac Williams (7.3), Ryan Cooney (7.0), Josh Austerfield (7.0), Lewis Leigh (7.1), Rio Adebisi (6.7), Matus Holicek (7.0), Shilow Tracey (7.0) and Elliott Nevitt (8.1).

They had on the bench: Joel Tabiner (7.0), Aaron Rowe (6.7), Charlie Finney, Zak Kempster-Down, Charlie Kirk, C. Agius and M. Lenarcik.

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 2 changes: Shilow Tracey for Aaron Rowe (66′) and Matus Holicek for Joel Tabiner (78′).

Player of the match: Elliott Nevitt​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crewe Alexandra was Elliott Nevitt.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Wrexham – Crawley Town – 4-1
• Harrogate Town – Grimsby Town – 1-0
• Newport County – Accrington Stanley – 1-3
• Morecambe – Crewe Alexandra – 0-1
• Doncaster Rovers – Walsall – 2-1
• Mansfield Town – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
• Colchester United – Stockport County – 1-2