SHREWSBURY. Crewe Alexandra beats Shrewsbury Town 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Matthew Cox (5′ own), Josh March (8′), Josh March (63′) and Emre Tezgel (70′). Shrewsbury Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jamie O’Connor assisted by Jack Clench and Declan O’Shea. The 4th official was Karl Buckley. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.66 degrees Celsius or 54.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Shrewsbury Town

0 - 4

Crewe Alexandra

• 56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

• 13 Total 17
• 2 On Target 9
• 4 Off Target 4
• 7 Shots blocked 4

• 101 Attack 81
• 44 Dangerous attack 36
• 125 Ball safe 116

• 12 Free Kicks 10
• 0 Penalties 0
• 5 Corners 6
• 1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 10 Total 12
• 0 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Shrewsbury Town was in firm control of the ball 56% while Crewe Alexandra was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Shrewsbury Town was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Crewe Alexandra was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Shrewsbury Town shot 13 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 18 times, 10 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Shrewsbury Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Crewe Alexandra received 3 yellow cards (Emre Tezgel, Josh March and Jack Lankester).

Standings

After this match, Shrewsbury Town stays with 41 points to sit in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Crewe Alexandra has 60 points like Walsall to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Shrewsbury Town will play away with Newport County on the 28th of March with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Crewe Alexandra will host Oldham Athletic on the 28th of March with a 0-0 head to head.

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town

G

Matthew Cox 1.England

6.4

D

Mal Benning 3.England

6.4

61'

D

Tom Anderson 4.England

6.4

D

Will Boyle 5.England

6.8

D

Ismeal Kabia 20.Netherlands

5.8

D

Kevin Berkoe 30.England

6.4

M

Sam Clucas 6.England

6.2

M

Tommy McDermott 7.England

6.4

74'

M

Tom Sang 10.England

6.6

F

George Lloyd 9.England

6.7

F

Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi 21.Belgium

6.5

70'

Substitutes

G

Will Brook 12.England

D

Isaac Lee 23.England

D

Sam Stubbs 26.England

M

Nick Freeman 16.England

F

Anthony Scully 11.Republic of Ireland

6.7

70'

F

Will Gray 43.England

7.0

74'

F

Bradley Ihionvien 48.England

6.3

61'

Shrewsbury Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Gavin Patrick Cowan decided to play with the following team: Matthew Cox (6.4), Ismeal Kabia (5.8), Tom Anderson (6.4), Will Boyle (6.8), Mal Benning (6.4), Kevin Berkoe (6.4), Tom Sang (6.6), Tommy McDermott (6.4), Sam Clucas (6.2), George Lloyd (6.7) and Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Anthony Scully (6.6), Will Brook, N. Freeman, Sam Stubbs, Will Gray (7.0), B. Ihionvien (6.3) and Isaac Lee.

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 3 changes: Tommy McDermott for Will Gray (74′), Mal Benning for B. Ihionvien (61′) and Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi for Anthony Scully (70′).

Player of the match: Will Gray​

The player that probably impressed the most for Shrewsbury Town was Will Gray.

His rating is 7.0 with 13 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 6.

His performance was exceptional also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 74′.

Crewe Alexandra – Formation

Crewe Alexandra

G

Ian Lawlor  41.Republic of Ireland

6.7

D

Lewis Billington 2.England

7.7

D

Reece Hutchinson 3.England

6.5

D

Mickey Demetriou  5.England

7.6

D

Alfie Pond 25.England

7.1

M

Max Sanders 6.England

6.8

77'

M

Jack Lankester 7.England

7.2

57' 45'

M

Calum Agius 20.Wales

6.9

M

Josh March 24.England

9.1

77' 64' 8', 63'

M

Tommi O'Reilly 26.England

6.7

77'

F

Emre Tezgel 36.England

8.2

77' 71' 70'

Substitutes

G

Tom Booth 1.England

D

Charlie Finney 14.England

D

James Connolly 18.Wales

6.7

77'

M

Matus Holicek 17.Slovakia

6.9

57'

M

Jack Powell 23.England

6.7

77'

F

Omar Bogle 9.England

6.5

77'

F

Adrien Thibaut 29.England

6.5

77'

Crewe Alexandra started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Lee Bell played with: Ian Lawlor (6.7), Lewis Billington (7.7), Alfie Pond (7.2), Mickey Demetriou (7.5), Reece Hutchinson (6.4), Max Sanders (6.8), Calum Agius (6.9), Jack Lankester (7.2), Tommi O’Reilly (6.8), Josh March (9.1) and Emre Tezgel (8.2).

They had on the bench: Tom Booth, Omar Bogle (6.5), Charlie Finney, Matus Holicek (6.9), James Connolly (6.7), Jack Powell (6.8) and Adrien Thibaut (6.5).

Substitutions

Crewe Alexandra made 5 changes: Jack Lankester for Matus Holicek (57′), Emre Tezgel for Adrien Thibaut (77′), Max Sanders for Omar Bogle (77′), Josh March for James Connolly (77′) and Tommi O’Reilly for Jack Powell (77′).

Player of the match: Josh March​

The player that probably impressed the most for Crewe Alexandra was Josh March.

His rating is 9.1 with 2 goals, 16 passes (59% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Accrington Stanley – Chesterfield – 0-1
• Bromley – Colchester United – 1-0
• Cambridge United – Salford City – 1-0
• Fleetwood Town – Crawley Town – 1-0
• Gillingham – Bristol Rovers – 1-2
• Grimsby Town – Barrow – 5-0
• Milton Keynes Dons – Barnet – 1-3
• Notts County – Cheltenham Town – 5-2
• Oldham Athletic – Harrogate Town – 1-0
• Shrewsbury Town – Crewe Alexandra – 0-4
• Tranmere Rovers – Swindon Town – 0-1
• Walsall – Newport County – 2-1