ALDERSHOT. Stockport County had a surprising win over Aldershot Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Crankshaw (14′) and a goal from W. Collar (26′). Stockport County was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The EBB Stadium. stadium in Aldershot on Saturday and it started at 5:20 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Parsons. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 9 Total 13
- 1 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 109 Attack 118
- 51 Dangerous attack 85
- 97 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Stockport County was in firm control of the ball 64% while Aldershot Town was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stockport County was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stockport County won the contest.
Aldershot Town shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Stockport County shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Aldershot Town received 2 yellow cards (J. J. Harris and C. Jordan). On the opposite side, Stockport County received 1 yellow card (S. Quigley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Aldershot Town will stay with 31 points to sit in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Stockport County will have 67 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Aldershot Town will play away against Torquay United on the 22nd of March with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Aldershot Town (6 draws).
Stockport County will host Notts County on the 15th of March with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Notts County (4 draws).
Aldershot Town – Formation
The manager Mark Molesley decided to play with the following team: D. Barnes, K. Lyons-Foster, C. Jordan, G. Phillips, C. Daniel, M. Sylla, C. Oxlade-Chamberlain, R. Glover, J. Vennings, J. Harris and J. Berkeley-Agyepong.
The home team had on the bench: T. Willard, S. Matthews, H. Panayiotou, M. Walker and T. Edser.
Substitutions
Aldershot Town made 3 changes: J. Berkeley-Agyepong for T. Willard (59′), J. J. Harris for S. Matthews (59′) and K. Lyons-Foster for H. Panayiotou (75′).
Stockport County – Formation
Dave Conlon played with: B. Hinchliffe, A. Palmer, R. Johnson, M. Southam-Hales, A. Sarcevic, R. Croasdale, W. Collar, O. Crankshaw, C. Jennings, P. Madden and M. Hippolyte.
They had on the bench: S. Minihan, S. Quigley, B. Whitfield, J. Keane and L. Ashby-Hammond.
Substitutions
Stockport County made 3 changes: A. Sarcevic for S. Minihan (64′), C. Jennings for S. Quigley (70′) and M. Hippolyte for B. Whitfield (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Aldershot Town – Stockport County – 0-2
- Weymouth – Halifax Town – 0-2
- Torquay United – Bromley – 0-0
- Solihull Moors – King’s Lynn Town – 2-2
- Notts County – Yeovil Town – 1-1
- Maidenhead United – Altrincham – 0-0
- Grimsby Town – Woking – 1-0
- Eastleigh – Wealdstone – 4-1
- Chesterfield – Southend United – 2-2
- Barnet – Dover Athletic – 6-0