BOSTON. Forest Green Rovers defeats Boston United 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Christian Doidge (3′), Liam Sercombe (21′), Liam Sercombe (42′) and Christian Doidge (56′). Boston United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
Jacob Hazel squandered a decisive penalty (89′). That would have allowed Boston United to draw the match.
The match was played at the The Jakemans Stadium stadium in Boston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Lauren Impey who was helped by Christopher Darling and Drew Dutton. The 4th official was Adam Burgess. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.22 degrees Celsius or 70.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 3 On Target 7
- 15 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 75 Attack 80
- 28 Dangerous attack 27
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Boston United had a superior ball possession 60% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Boston United had a more offensive attitude with 28 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Forest Green Rovers was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Boston United shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 8 times, 7 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Boston United received 2 yellow cards (Dan Mooney and Zachary Mills). On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers received 1 yellow card (Adam May).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Boston United stays with 0 points to occupy the 24th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers has 4 points (5th).
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Boston United will play away with Southend United on the 20th of August with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Forest Green Rovers will play away against Barnet on the 20th of August with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Barnet (1 draw).
Boston United – Formation
Boston United
63'
51'
Boston United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Ian Culverhouse decided to play with the following team: Cameron Gregory, Jai Rowe, Michael Bostwick, Mitchell Roberts, Zachary Mills, Cameron Green, Jordan Richards, Dan Mooney, Martin Woods, Oluwalopemiwa Aderoju and Tony Weston.
The home team had on the bench: Tom Leak, Keaton Ward, Jacob Hazel, Adam Marriott, Samuel Osborne, Frankie Maguire and Dylan Hill.
Substitutions
Boston United made 5 changes: Tony Weston for Adam Marriott (73′), Dan Mooney for Samuel Osborne (73′), Michael Bostwick for Teddy Jenks (63′), Oluwalopemiwa Aderoju for Charlie McCann (63′) and Martin Woods for Frankie Maguire (74′).
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers
21', 42'
Forest Green Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Steve Cotterill played with: Jed Ward, Tom Knowles, Sean Long, Ryan Inniss, Ben Tozer, Jamie Robson, Emmanuel Osadebe, Adam May, Liam Sercombe, Kyle McAllister and Christian Doidge.
These were the players on the bench: Marcel Lavinier, Charlie McCann, Tyrese Omotoye, Harvey Bunker, Jamie Searle and Teddy Jenks.
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 5 changes: Tom Knowles for Harvey Bunker (63′), Liam Sercombe for Marcel Lavinier (65′), Adam May for Tyrese Omotoye (73′), Christian Doidge for Tyrese Omotoye (77′) and Jamie Robson for Marcel Lavinier (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Boston United – Forest Green Rovers – 0-4
- Braintree Town – Yeovil Town – 0-1
- Eastleigh – Fylde – 4-2
- Ebbsfleet United – Barnet – 1-2
- Halifax Town – Aldershot Town – 0-1
- Hartlepool United – Southend United – 0-0
- Rochdale – Dagenham & Redbridge – 1-1
- Solihull Moors – Maidenhead United – 2-1
- Sutton United – Altrincham – 5-0
- Wealdstone – Oldham Athletic – 0-1
- Woking – Gateshead – 0-2
- York City – Tamworth – 2-0
