HALIFAX. Torquay United overcomes Halifax Town 1-0 after B. McGavin scored just 1 goal (45′). Halifax Town was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the The Shay Stadium stadium in Halifax on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Marsden. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.8 degrees Celsius or 76.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 24 Total 3
- 10 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 70 Attack 54
- 44 Dangerous attack 30
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 0
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Halifax Town had a superior ball possession 64% while Torquay United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Halifax Town was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. Anyway, Torquay United was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Halifax Town shot 24 times, 10 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Torquay United shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Halifax Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Torquay United received 5 yellow cards (S. Donnellan, K. Evans, T. Hughes, R. Marshall and R. Hanson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Halifax Town stays with 0 points to occupy the 11th place in the standings. On the other side, Torquay United has 0 points (19th).
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Halifax Town will host Eastleigh on the 29th of April with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Eastleigh (5 draws).
Torquay United will host Wrexham on the 29th of April with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Torquay United (8 draws).
Halifax Town – Formation
The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: S. Johnson, T. Clarke, S. Minihan, J. Senior, J. Debrah, L. Summerfield, J. Keane, H. Gilmour, J. Slew, E. Dieseruvwe and M. Alli.
The home team had on the bench: R. Harker, S. Smart, J. Hunter, T. Golden and J. Cooke.
Substitutions
Halifax Town made 3 changes: J. Slew for R. Harker (63′), H. Gilmour for S. Smart (82′) and J. Keane for J. Hunter (90′).
Torquay United – Formation
Gary Johnson played with: M. Halstead, D. Moxey, B. Wyatt, S. Donnellan, R. Marshall, A. Hall, T. Lapslie, B. McGavin, D. Crowe, R. Hanson and W. Goodwin.
The following players were sitting on the bench: T. Hughes, N. Iseguan, K. Evans, R. Lovett and O. Tomlinson.
Substitutions
Torquay United made 3 changes: A. Hall for T. Hughes (57′), B. Wyatt for N. Iseguan (58′) and N. Iseguan for K. Evans (71′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Solihull Moors – Southend United – 1-1
- Bromley – Altrincham – 0-0
- Oldham Athletic – Dorking Wanderers – 3-2
- Yeovil Town – Wrexham – 1-1
- Woking – Dagenham & Redbridge – 2-0
- Maidstone United – York City – 2-1
- Maidenhead United – Scunthorpe United – 3-2
- Gateshead – Barnet – 2-2
- Halifax Town – Torquay United – 0-1
- Eastleigh – Wealdstone – 1-0
- Chesterfield – Aldershot Town – 1-0
- Boreham Wood – Notts County – 2-2