DOVER. Barnet beat Dover Athletic to win 2-1. It was Barnet to strike first with a goal of M. Bloomfield at the 10′. Then D. Powell scored again for Barnet in the 59′ minute with a goal. Eventually, A. Cosgrave reduced the distance for Dover Athletic with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the The Perrys Crabble Stadium stadium in Dover on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Bishop. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 11 Total 15
- 7 On Target 7
- 4 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 106
- 38 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Barnet was in firm control of the ball 55% while Dover Athletic was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Barnet was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barnet won the match.
Dover Athletic shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Barnet shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Dover Athletic received 2 yellow cards (J. Goodman and J. E. Bramble T.). On the other side, Barnet received 2 yellow cards (M. Brundle and J. Payne).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Dover Athletic will stay with -9 points to move up in the 23rd place. On the other side, Barnet will have 10 points like Yeovil Town and Wealdstone to stay in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Dover Athletic will play away against Southend United on the 26th of October with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Dover Athletic (0 draws).
Barnet will host Wrexham on the 23rd of October with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Wrexham (5 draws).
Dover Athletic – Formation
The manager Andy Hessenthaler decided to play with the following team: A. Parkes, J. Goodman, D. Collinge, Y. Drais, B. Williamson, S. Wood, K. Arthur, T. Bramble, M. Bentley, A. Cosgrave and T. Gregory.
The home team had on the bench: K. Da Costa, R. Miller, M. Wratten, J. Bexon and N. Carney.
Substitutions
Dover Athletic made 3 changes: K. Arthur for K. Da Costa (63′), M. Bentley for R. Miller (67′) and S. Wood for M. Wratten (80′).
Barnet – Formation
On the other side, Dean Brennan played with: A. Oxborough, J. Widdowson, B. Richards-Everton, M. Brundle, H. Taylor, J. Thomas, J. Payne, M. Enigbokan-Bloomfield, D. Powell, R. Hall and E. Mason-Clark.
They had on the bench: K. Flanagan, W. Fonguck, S. Sargeant, J. Doherty and S. Granville.
Substitutions
Barnet made 2 changes: R. Hall for K. Flanagan (73′) and M. Bloomfield for W. Fonguck (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- King’s Lynn Town – Solihull Moors – 0-1
- Altrincham – Maidenhead United – 2-0
- Southend United – Chesterfield – 0-4
- Stockport County – Aldershot Town – 1-0
- Boreham Wood – Dagenham & Redbridge – 2-0
- Wealdstone – Eastleigh – 1-2
- Bromley – Torquay United – 2-0
- Dover Athletic – Barnet – 1-2
- Halifax Town – Weymouth – 2-0
- Woking – Grimsby Town – 0-1
- Yeovil Town – Notts County – 0-2