Crawley Town tops Cambridge United 1-0 with a late goal scored by A. Adeyemo. HIGHLIGHTS

CAMBRIDGE. Crawley Town snatched a late win Cambridge United 1-0 after A. Adeyemo scored just 1 goal (86').

August 18, 2024

CAMBRIDGE. Crawley Town snatched a late win Cambridge United 1-0 after A. Adeyemo scored just 1 goal (86′). Crawley Town was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Abbey Stadium stadium in Cambridge on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,720 spectators. The referee was David Rock with the support of Oliver Bickle and Stuart Kane. The 4th official was Wayne Cartmel. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.62 degrees Celsius or 70.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.

Match Statistics

Cambridge United

0 - 1

Crawley Town

! 39 Ball Possession 61

Shots

14 Total 11
6 On Target 3
6 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 4

52 Attack 126
31 Dangerous attack 48
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 5
3 Off Sides 6

Fouls

12 Total 14
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Crawley Town was in firm control of the ball 61% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crawley Town was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crawley Town won the match.

Cambridge United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Crawley Town shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Cambridge United received 4 yellow cards (Danny Andrew, James Gibbons, Shayne Lavery and Sullay Kaikai). On the other side, Crawley Town received 4 yellow cards (Jay Williams, Junior Quitirna, Max Anderson and Toby Mullarkey).

Match Timeline

Danny Andrew- Yellow

14'

Jay Williams- Yellow

45'

Max Anderson- Yellow

Sullay Kaikai- Yellow

49'

50'

Toby Mullarkey- Yellow

Shayne Lavery- Yellow

53'

60'

Junior Quitirna- Yellow

63'

Ade Adeyemo- sub ->Scott Malone

63'

Cameron Bragg- sub ->Max Anderson

63'

Panutche Camara- sub ->Junior Quitirna

Elias Kachunga- sub ->James Brophy

69'

75'

Jack Roles- sub ->Sullay Kaikai

L. Bennett- sub ->Rushian Hepburn-Murphy

76'

Taylor Richards- sub ->Daniel Barton

82'

James Gibbons- Yellow

83'

86'

Ade Adeyemo(goal)Josh Flint

90'

Charlie Barker- sub ->Jay Williams

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Cambridge United stays with 0 points to occupy the 22nd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Crawley Town has 6 points (3rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cambridge United will host Blackpool on the 24th of August with a 1-1 head to head record.

Crawley Town will play away against Wigan Athletic on the 24th of August with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (0 draws).

Cambridge United – Formation

Cambridge United

Vicente Philippe Reyes Nuñez 27.Chile

6.9

Danny Andrew 3.England

7.1

Zeno Ibsen Rossi 16.England

7.2

Connor O'Riordan 29.England

7.0

Paul Digby 4.England

7.1

James Brophy 7.England

7.8

69'

Sullay Kaikai 11.Sierra Leone

6.8

75'

49'

Korey Smith 14.England

6.8

James Gibbons 26.England

7.2

83'

Daniel Barton 36.England

6.9

82'

Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland

6.9

53'

Substitutes

Jack Stevens 1.England

L. Bennett 2.England

6.4

Michael Morrison 5.England

Kell Watts 6.England

Taylor Richards 17.England

6.3

82'

Elias Kachunga 10.DR Congo

6.8

69'

Brandon Njoku 34.England

Cambridge United adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Garry Monk decided to play with the following team: Vicente Philippe Reyes Nuñez (6.9), Connor O’Riordan (7.0), Zeno Ibsen Rossi (7.2), Danny Andrew (7.1), James Gibbons (7.2), Paul Digby (7.1), Korey Smith (6.8), James Brophy (7.8), Daniel Barton (6.9), Sullay Kaikai (6.8) and Shayne Lavery (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Stevens, Liam Bennett (6.4), Michael Morrison, Kell Watts, Elias Kachunga (6.8), Taylor Richards (6.3) and Brandon Njoku.

Substitutions

Cambridge United made 3 changes: Sullay Kaikai for Jack Roles (75′), Daniel Barton for Taylor Richards (82′) and James Brophy for Elias Kachunga (69′).

Player of the match: James Brophy

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cambridge United was James Brophy.

His rating is 7.8 with 14 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.

Crawley Town – Formation

Crawley Town

Joe Wollacott 1.Ghana

8.0

Joy Mukena 20.England

7.5

Toby Mullarkey 24.England

7.3

50'

Josh Flint 28.England

8.9

Max Anderson 6.Scotland

6.5

63'

45'

Ronan Darcy 10.England

7.1

Junior Quitirna 18.England

7.0

63'

60'

Jeremy Kelley 19.United States

7.5

Jay Williams 26.England

7.6

90'

14'

Scott Malone 33.England

6.6

63'

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 14.England

6.7

76'

Substitutes

Eddie Beech 16.Wales

Charlie Barker 5.England

90'

Cameron Bragg 4.England

7.0

63'

Jack Roles 11.Cyprus

6.3

Panutche Camara 12.Guinea-Bissau

7.0

63'

Khaleel Rafiq Salah-Edine 27.Morocco

Ade Adeyemo 22.England

6.9

63'

86'

Also Crawley Town adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Scott Lindsey played with: Joe Wollacott (8.0), Toby Mullarkey (7.3), Joy Mukena (7.5), Josh Flint (8.9), Scott Malone (6.6), Jay Williams (7.6), Max Anderson (6.5), Junior Quitirna (7.0), Jeremy Kelley (7.5), Ronan Darcy (7.1) and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (6.7).

They had on the bench: Cameron Bragg (7.0), Charlie Barker, Jack Roles (6.3), Panutche Camara (7.0), Eddie Beech, Ade Adeyemo (6.9) and Khaleel Rafiq Salah-Edine.

Substitutions

Crawley Town made 5 changes: Junior Quitirna for Panutche Camara (63′), Rushian Hepburn-Murphy for L. Bennett (76′), Scott Malone for Ade Adeyemo (63′), Max Anderson for Cameron Bragg (63′) and Jay Williams for Charlie Barker (90′).