SALFORD. Salford City beats Harrogate Town 2-0 after M. Smith scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the support of Oliver Bickle and Wayne Grunnill. The 4th official was Christopher Ward. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 5 On Target 2
- 11 Off Target 9
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 119 Attack 120
- 59 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Salford City was in firm control of the ball 57% while Harrogate Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Salford City was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salford City won the match.
Salford City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Harrogate Town shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Salford City received 1 yellow card (J. Lowe). On the other side, Harrogate Town received 1 yellow card (W. Burrell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Salford City will have 65 points like Tranmere Rovers to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Harrogate Town will stay with 47 points like Rochdale, Walsall and Carlisle United to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away with Bristol Rovers on the 15th of April with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Harrogate Town will host Swindon Town on the 15th of April with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Salford City – Formation
Salford City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Gary Bowyer decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Salford City made 3 changes: J. Lowe for L. Shephard (84′), L. Bolton for A. Hunter (85′) and T. Brandon for I. Henderson (90′).
Harrogate Town – Formation
Harrogate Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Simon Weaver played with: .
Harrogate Town could not rely on the presence of M. Beck (injured) and J. Cracknell (injured).
Substitutions
Harrogate Town made 3 changes: C. Kavanagh for M. Beck (60′), W. Burrell for R. McArdle (62′) and M. Oxley for J. Cracknell (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Tranmere Rovers – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
- Swindon Town – Newport County – 0-1
- Sutton United – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Scunthorpe United – Mansfield Town – 0-4
- Forest Green Rovers – Hartlepool United – 1-1
- Salford City – Harrogate Town – 2-0
- Rochdale – Walsall – 1-0
- Port Vale – Oldham Athletic – 3-2
- Northampton Town – Bradford City – 0-0
- Crawley Town – Barrow – 1-0
- Colchester United – Stevenage – 0-2
- Carlisle United – Exeter City – 0-1