FALKIRK. Sutton United bested Harrogate Town to win 2-1. It was Sutton United to strike first with a goal of H. Beautyman at the 21′. Then it was a penalty in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Kouassi gave the win to Sutton United in the 70′ minute with a goal.
G. Horbury received a red card (73′). This red card was one of the reason why Harrogate Town lost the match.
The match was played at the Falkirk Community Stadium stadium in Falkirk on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Neil Hair assisted by Stephen Finch and Nicholas Cooper. The 4th official was Stephen Brown. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 5 On Target 1
- 14 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 95
- 74 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 2 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sutton United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Harrogate Town that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sutton United was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sutton United won the match.
Sutton United shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Harrogate Town shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sutton United received 1 yellow card (J. Rose). On the opposite side, Harrogate Town received 2 yellow cards (L. Richards and J. Austerfield).
Also, Harrogate Town didn’t end the match with 11 players after G. Horbury (Harrogate Town) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (73′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sutton United will have 11 points like Bradford City, Grimsby Town and Crewe Alexandra to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Harrogate Town will stay with 7 points like Tranmere Rovers, Newport County and Stockport County to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will host Northampton Town on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Sutton United (1 draw).
Harrogate Town will host Walsall on the 18th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Harrogate Town (3 draws).
Sutton United – Formation
Sutton United adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Matt Gray decided to play with the following team: Jack Rose , Joe Kizzi , Coby Rowe , Louis John , Robert Milsom , Josh Neufville , Craig Eastmond , Harry Beautyman , Will Randall , Kwame Thomas and Donovan Wilson .
The home team had on the bench: Tope Fadahunsi , Kylian Kouassi , Alistair Smith , E. Boldewijn, B. House, C. Kendall and J. Barden.
Substitutions
Sutton United made 3 changes: K. Thomas for K. Kouassi (66′), D. Wilson for T. Fadahunsi (80′) and H. Beautyman for A. Smith (80′).
Best player: Harry Beautyman
The player that probably impressed the most for Sutton United was Harry Beautyman.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Harrogate Town – Formation
Also Harrogate Town adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Simon Weaver played with: Peter Jameson , Kayne Ramsay , Miles Welch-Hayes , Joe Mattock , Lewis Richards , Josh Coley , Warren Burrell , Josh Austerfield , Matty Daly , Luke Armstrong and Dior Angus .
These were the players on the bench: George Horbury , M. Oxley, Daniel Grant , K. Ferguson, S. Folarin, E. Ilesanmi and Jack Muldoon .
Substitutions
Harrogate Town made 3 changes: L. Richards for G. Horbury (59′), M. Daly for D. Grant (66′) and D. Angus for J. Muldoon (76′).
Best player: Luke Armstrong
The player that probably impressed the most for Harrogate Town was Luke Armstrong.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (48% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 24. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Northampton Town – Barrow – 3-1
- Sutton United – Harrogate Town – 2-1
- Leyton Orient – Tranmere Rovers – 2-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Mansfield Town – 1-3
- Bradford City – Walsall – 2-1
- Salford City – Crawley Town – 2-2
- Newport County – Grimsby Town – 0-2
- Gillingham – Swindon Town – 0-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Stevenage – 1-2
- Colchester United – Hartlepool United – 1-1
- Carlisle United – Rochdale – 3-3
- Stockport County – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0