BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Barrow was eventually too strong for Crewe Alexandra with the goal of B. Waters (8′), J. Gordon (43′) and J. Gordon (60′). Crewe Alexandra was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the The Dunes Hotel Stadium stadium in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards with the collaboration of Mark Cunliffe and Paul Newhouse. The 4th official was Matthew Corlett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 7 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 81 Attack 114
- 36 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
Fouls
- 18 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Crewe Alexandra had a strong ball possession 61% while Barrow was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Crewe Alexandra had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 0 were on target. Nevertheless, Barrow managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Barrow shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 10 times, 0 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Barrow received 3 yellow cards (J. Gordon, J. Stevens and M. Kenlock). On the other side, Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards (M. I. Williams and B. Sambou).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Barrow will have 28 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Crewe Alexandra will stay with 19 points like AFC Wimbledon and Sutton United to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will play away with Grimsby Town on the 18th of April with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).
Crewe Alexandra will host AFC Wimbledon on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Crewe Alexandra (3 draws).
Barrow – Formation
Barrow started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: Paul Farman, Niall Canavan, George Ray, Tyrell Warren, Patrick Brough, Ben Whitfield, Josh Kay, Tom White, Harrison Neal, Billy Waters and Josh Gordon.
The home team had on the bench: Josh Lillis, Jordan Stevens, Benni Braithwaite, Myles Kenlock, Sam Foley and David Moyo.
Substitutions
Barrow made 5 changes: P. Farman for J. Lillis (46′), H. Neal for S. Foley (56′), P. Brough for M. Kenlock (56′), J. Kay for D. Moyo (76′) and B. Whitfield for J. Stevens (81′).
Crewe Alexandra – Formation
Crewe Alexandra started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Alex Morris played with: Arthur Okonkwo, Rio Adebisi, Zac Williams, Conor Thomas, Kelvin Mellor, Tariq Uwakwe, Luke Offord, Eli King, Daniel Agyei, Bassala Sambou and Joel Tabiner.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Charlie Finney, Thakgalo Khanya Leshabela, Regan Griffiths, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Dave Richards, Billy Sass-Davies and Oliver Finney.
Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: J. Tabiner for C. Finney (33′), R. Adebisi for C. Baker-Richardson (59′) and M. I. Williams for B. Sass-Davies (69′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Northampton Town – Newport County – 1-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Gillingham – 1-0
- Bradford City – Crawley Town – 1-1
- Stockport County – Sutton United – 3-0
- Walsall – Rochdale – 1-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Carlisle United – 0-2
- Mansfield Town – Swindon Town – 2-5
- Leyton Orient – Salford City – 1-0
- Hartlepool United – Grimsby Town – 2-1
- Colchester United – Stevenage – 1-1
- Barrow – Crewe Alexandra – 3-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Harrogate Town – 3-2