MAIDSTONE. Maidstone United snatched a late win Torquay United 1-0 after J. Alabi scored just 1 goal (87′).
The match was played at the Gallagher Stadium stadium in Maidstone on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gareth Rhodes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 16 Total 7
- 9 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 58 Attack 63
- 42 Dangerous attack 33
- 80 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Maidstone United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Torquay United that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Maidstone United was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maidstone United won the match.
Maidstone United shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Torquay United shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Maidstone United received 1 yellow card (J. Alabi). On the other side, Torquay United received 3 yellow cards (R. Hanson, W. Goodwin and R. Marshall).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Maidstone United will have 7 points like York City, Oldham Athletic and Dorking Wanderers to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Torquay United will stay with 4 points like Altrincham to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Maidstone United will play away with Chesterfield on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Chesterfield (1 draw).
Torquay United will host Wrexham on the 29th of April with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Torquay United (8 draws).
Maidstone United – Formation
Maidstone United
62'
90'
87'The manager Hakan Ramis-Hayrettin decided to play with the following team: Y. Mersin, G. Hoyte, K. Lyons-Foster, J. Ellul, G. Fowler, R. Deacon, R. Booty, C. Pattison, B. Gurung, D. Odusanya and J. Barham.
The home team had on the bench: J. Cawley, J. Fawole, J. Alabi, T. Hadler and H. Woods.
Substitutions
Maidstone United made 3 changes: K. Lyons-Foster for J. Cawley (62′), J. Barham for J. Fawole (75′) and C. Pattison for J. Alabi (83′).
Torquay United – Formation
Torquay United
Gary Johnson played with: M. Halstead, D. Moxey, B. Wyatt, R. Marshall, K. Evans, A. Omar, B. McGavin, D. Crowe, R. Hanson, C. Andrews and W. Goodwin.
They had on the bench: R. Lovett, T. Lapslie, S. Donnellan, N. Iseguan and T. Hughes.
Substitutions
Torquay United made 3 changes: M. Halstead for R. Lovett (26′), K. Evans for T. Lapslie (62′) and C. Andrews for S. Donnellan (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Woking – Wrexham – 2-3
- Solihull Moors – Dorking Wanderers – 3-0
- Bromley – Scunthorpe United – 1-0
- Yeovil Town – Dagenham & Redbridge – 1-0
- Maidstone United – Torquay United – 1-0
- Maidenhead United – York City – 0-1
- Gateshead – Wealdstone – 0-1
- Halifax Town – Notts County – 1-4
- Eastleigh – Southend United – 2-1
- Boreham Wood – Altrincham – 1-1
