CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town was ultimately too strong for Crawley Town with the goal of A. Driscoll-Glennon (4′), G. Holohan (52′) and R. Taylor (85′). Crawley Town was much better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse who was helped by Darren Williams and Ian Smedley. The 4th official was Ivan Stankovic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 14 Total 10
- 6 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 83 Attack 102
- 36 Dangerous attack 58
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 10
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Crawley Town was in firm control of the ball 61% while Grimsby Town was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Crawley Town was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Grimsby Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Grimsby Town shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Crawley Town shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Grimsby Town received 3 yellow cards (B. Kiernan, R. Taylor and R. Taylor). On the opposite side, Crawley Town received 1 yellow card (J. Lynch).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Grimsby Town will have 19 points like Tranmere Rovers to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Crawley Town will stay with 6 points to hold in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will host Barrow on the 18th of April with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).
Crawley Town will host Colchester United on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Crawley Town (6 draws).
Grimsby Town – Formation
Grimsby Town started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Maxime Teremoana Crocombe, Luke Waterfall, Michee Efete, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Andrew Smith, Gavan Holohan, Brendan Kiernan, Otis Jan Mohammed Khan, Harry Clifton, Jordan Maguire-Drew and Ryan Taylor.
The home team had on the bench: Danilo Orsi-Dadamo, Niall Maher, Aribim Pepple, James Pardington, Stephen Wearne, Kieran Green and Alex Hunt.
Substitutions
Grimsby Town made 3 changes: J. Maguire-Drew for K. Green (62′), O. Khan for N. Maher (83′) and B. Kiernan for A. Pepple (84′).
Crawley Town – Formation
Crawley Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Kevin Betsy played with: Corey Addai, Tony Craig, Joel Lynch, Dion Conroy, Nicholas Tsaroulla, Jack Powell, Dominic Telford, Tom Fellows, Tom Nichols, Ashley Nadesan and Caleb Chukwuemeka.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ben Wells, James Tilley, Ludwig Francillette, Jayden Davis, Travis Johnson and David Robson.
Substitutions
Crawley Town made 4 changes: C. Chukwuemeka for J. Tilley (53′), J. Lynch for J. Davis (54′), T. Craig for L. Francillette (82′) and J. Powell for B. Wells (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Tranmere Rovers – 0-2
- Bradford City – Stockport County – 0-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Walsall – AFC Wimbledon – 3-1
- Stevenage – Swindon Town – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Salford City – 0-1
- Newport County – Rochdale – 0-1
- Hartlepool United – Carlisle United – 1-3
- Grimsby Town – Crawley Town – 3-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Gillingham – 1-1
- Colchester United – Harrogate Town – 2-1
- Barrow – Mansfield Town – 0-1