CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town succeeded in reverse the score against Torquay United to win 2-1. It was Torquay United to strike first with a goal of A. Hall at the 28′. Then it was a goal in the 39′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Abrahams gave the win to Grimsby Town in the 90′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jacob Miles. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 8 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 105
- 55 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Grimsby Town was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Torquay United that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Torquay United was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Grimsby Town was able to find the solution to win this match.
Grimsby Town shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Torquay United shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Grimsby Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Torquay United received 1 yellow card (C. Lemonheigh-Evans).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Grimsby Town will have 72 points to remain in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Torquay United will stay with 60 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Grimsby Town will play away with Barnet on the 30th of April with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Grimsby Town (3 draws).
Torquay United will host Chesterfield on the 7th of May with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Chesterfield (3 draws).
Grimsby Town – Formation
The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 3 changes: J. Maguire-Drew for M. Wright (63′), J. Jones for T. Abrahams (86′) and R. Taylor for S. Pearson (90′).
Torquay United – Formation
Gary Johnson played with: .
Substitutions
Torquay United made 2 changes: T. Lapslie for K. Lolos (78′) and D. Moxey for A. Omar (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Woking – Wrexham – 2-1
- Solihull Moors – Aldershot Town – 2-1
- Eastleigh – Barnet – 2-3
- Chesterfield – Dover Athletic – 3-2
- Boreham Wood – Bromley – 2-0
- Altrincham – Wealdstone – 4-2
- Grimsby Town – Torquay United – 2-1
- Southend United – Halifax Town – 1-0
- Notts County – Weymouth – 3-1
- Yeovil Town – Stockport County – 2-1
- Dagenham & Redbridge – King’s Lynn Town – 1-1