TELFORD. Eastleigh defeats Kidderminster Harriers 1-0 after P. McCallum scored just 1 goal (31′).
The match was played at the New Bucks Head Ground stadium in Telford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,189 spectators. The referee was Callum Walchester. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.76 degrees Celsius or 60.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 24 Total 14
- 9 On Target 5
- 13 Off Target 8
- 10 Shots blocked 2
- 88 Attack 69
- 71 Dangerous attack 64
- 80 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kidderminster Harriers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Eastleigh that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kidderminster Harriers was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. Notwithstanding, Eastleigh found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Kidderminster Harriers shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Eastleigh shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Kidderminster Harriers received 2 yellow cards (C. Weston and S. Robinson). Regarding the opposition, Eastleigh received 1 yellow card (Enzio Boldewijn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Kidderminster Harriers stays with 46 points to remain in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Eastleigh will has 56 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Kidderminster Harriers will play away against Barnet on the 20th of April with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Barnet (2 draws).
Eastleigh will play away against Wealdstone on the 16th of April with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Eastleigh (2 draws).
Kidderminster Harriers – Formation
Kidderminster Harriers
65'
21'
Kidderminster Harriers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Phil Brown decided to play with the following team: C. Dibble, S. Robinson, K. Pearce, C. Richards, M. Preston, J. Lambert, C. Weston, R. Griffiths, A. Hemmings, A. Morgan-Smith and J. Emmanuel-Thomas.
The home team had on the bench: T. Palmer, R. McNally, C. Oxlade-Chamberlain, Z. Brown and G. Omotayo.
Substitutions
Kidderminster Harriers made 3 changes: R. Griffiths for G. Omotayo (62′), S. Robinson for C. Oxlade-Chamberlain (65′) and C. Weston for Z. Brown (71′).
Eastleigh – Formation
Eastleigh
31'
Eastleigh started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Kelvin Davis played with: Joe McDonnell, George Langston, Luke Croll, Ludwig Francillette, Enzio Boldewijn, Nigel Atangana, Ben Reeves, Solomon Nwabuokei, J. Vokins, Scott Quigley and Paul McCallum.
These were the players on the bench: Ben Greenwood, Aaron Martin , Chris Maguire, Oscar Rutherford and W. Merry.
Substitutions
Eastleigh made 2 changes: Ben Reeves for Oscar Rutherford (59′) and Scott Quigley for Aaron Martin (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- York City – Woking – 2-0
- Wealdstone – Chesterfield – 1-0
- Rochdale – Dorking Wanderers – 1-1
- Oxford City – Oldham Athletic – 0-0
- Maidenhead United – Gateshead – 2-1
- Kidderminster Harriers – Eastleigh – 0-1
- Hartlepool United – Dagenham & Redbridge – 1-1
- Halifax Town – Barnet – 0-2
- Ebbsfleet United – Altrincham – 0-2
- Bromley – Solihull Moors – 3-0
- Aldershot Town – Boreham Wood – 0-3
- Fylde – Southend United – 0-2
