TORQUAY. Torquay United conquers Chesterfield with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Duke-McKenna (70′) and a penalty scored by A. Little (81′). Torquay United took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Plainmoor Ground stadium in Torquay on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Kirk. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 12 Total 4
- 7 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 79
- 75 Dangerous attack 56
- 74 Ball safe 74
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Torquay United was in firm control of the ball 60% while Chesterfield was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Torquay United was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Torquay United won the match.
Torquay United shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Chesterfield shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Torquay United didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Chesterfield received 3 yellow cards (J. King, D. Rowe and L. Mandeville).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Torquay United will have 65 points to sit in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Chesterfield will stay with 73 points like Grimsby Town to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Torquay United will play away against Southend United on the 15th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Southend United (3 draws).
Chesterfield will host Woking on the 15th of May with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Torquay United – Formation
The manager Gary Johnson decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Torquay United made 3 changes: A. Hall for C. Johnson (57′), T. Lapslie for J. Felix (83′) and D. Wright for O. Koszela (90′).
Chesterfield – Formation
Paul Cook played with: .
Substitutions
Chesterfield made 3 changes: E. Oyeleke for J. Kellerman (46′), A. Asante for D. Rowe (57′) and C. Weston for S. Khan (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Torquay United – Chesterfield – 2-0
- Bromley – Dover Athletic – 2-2
- Woking – Eastleigh – 1-2
- Weymouth – Barnet – 1-2
- Solihull Moors – Dagenham & Redbridge – 3-1
- Notts County – Altrincham – 3-0
- Grimsby Town – Maidenhead United – 1-3
- Halifax Town – Aldershot Town – 1-1
- Yeovil Town – Boreham Wood – 2-2
- Wealdstone – King’s Lynn Town – 2-1