SALFORD. Salford City finds the way to recover against Crawley Town with a goal on the T. Nichols 29′ and a goal on the L. Francillette 66′. Salford City was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge with the support of Simon Clayton and Wayne Grunnill. The 4th official was Ben Speedie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 6 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 99
- 41 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 15 Total 20
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Salford City had a superior ball possession 62% while Crawley Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Crawley Town had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Crawley Town to win the match.
Salford City shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crawley Town shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Salford City received 1 yellow card (E. Galbraith). On the other side, Crawley Town received 5 yellow cards (B. Mason, J. Hessenthaler, , T. Fellows and D. Bremang).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Salford City will have 14 points like Northampton Town and Doncaster Rovers to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Crawley Town will have 3 points like Hartlepool United to hold in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will host Hartlepool United on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Salford City (3 draws).
Crawley Town will host Colchester United on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Crawley Town (6 draws).
Salford City – Formation
Salford City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Neil Wood decided to play with the following team: T. King, I. Touray, R. Leak, T. Vassell, J. Lowe, R. Watson, L. Bolton, E. Watt, C. McAleny, C. Hendry and L. Tolaj.
The home team had on the bench: M. Smith, J. Jenkins, J. Chapman, K. Berkoe, O. Bailey, J. O’Brien and E. Galbraith.
Salford City could not rely on the presence of E. Galbraith (injured).
Substitutions
Salford City made 2 changes: L. Tolaj for O. Bailey (46′) and C. McAleny for E. Galbraith (77′).
Crawley Town – Formation
Crawley Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Kevin Betsy played with: C. Addai, B. Mason, T. Johnson, M. Ogungbo, J. Hessenthaler, D. Telford, T. Fellows, T. Nichols, J. Tilley, H. Ransom and J. Balagizi.
These were the players on the bench: L. Francillette, K. Salah-Edine, D. Bremang, J. Powell, C. Chukwuemeka, D. Robson and J. Davis.
Crawley Town could not rely on the presence of L. Francillette (injured).
Substitutions
Crawley Town made 4 changes: T. Johnson for L. Francillette (46′), B. Mason for D. Bremang (62′), D. Telford for C. Chukwuemeka (72′) and J. Balagizi for J. Powell (90′).
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