Grimsby Town vs Exeter City, 2019-20 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Grimsby Town
    FT
    0 - 1
    Exeter City
    • 67': Nicky Law

    About

    Grimsby Town are hosting Exeter City at Blundell Park, Grimsby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Brennan Dickenson (Exeter City).
    • 1': Max Wright (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Nicky Law (Exeter City).
    • 4': Jake Hessenthaler (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 8': Elliott Whitehouse (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Archie Collins (Exeter City).
    • 9': Foul by Elliott Whitehouse (Grimsby Town).
    • 9': Randell Williams (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Lee Martin (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Dickenson with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Ludvig Öhman.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tom Parkes with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Max Wright (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Clarke.
    • 21': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jon Maxted.
    • 22': Elliott Whitehouse (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Archie Collins (Exeter City).
    • 25': Attempt saved. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Randell Williams.
    • 25': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by James McKeown.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Randell Williams (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Law.
    • 26': Foul by Anthony Driscoll-Glennon (Grimsby Town).
    • 26': Randell Williams (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicky Law with a cross.
    • 27': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by James McKeown.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Law with a cross.
    • 28': Offside, Exeter City. Jon Maxted tries a through ball, but Randell Williams is caught offside.
    • 29': Brennan Dickenson (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Max Wright (Grimsby Town).
    • 30': Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Foul by Aaron Martin (Exeter City).
    • 32': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Aaron Martin.
    • 32': Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 33': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Ryan Bowman.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Jake Hessenthaler (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Nicky Law (Exeter City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Bowman.
    • 35': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by James McKeown.
    • 37': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Nicky Law.
    • 38': Hand ball by Elliott Whitehouse (Grimsby Town).
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Lee Martin (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randell Williams.
    • 41': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Matthew Pollock.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Tom Parkes (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Randell Williams with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Elliott Whitehouse (Grimsby Town) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Billy Clarke.
    • 43': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Tom Parkes.
    • 44': Offside, Grimsby Town. Elliott Whitehouse tries a through ball, but Charles Vernam is caught offside.
    • 44': Charles Vernam (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Billy Clarke (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliott Whitehouse.
    • 45': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jon Maxted.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Grimsby Town 0, Exeter City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Grimsby Town 0, Exeter City 0.
    • 46': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Matthew Pollock.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierce Sweeney with a headed pass.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Lee Martin (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Billy Clarke (Grimsby Town) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Hendrie with a cross.
    • 50': Brennan Dickenson (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Luke Hendrie (Grimsby Town).
    • 53': Foul by Tom Parkes (Exeter City).
    • 53': Max Wright (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 58': Substitution, Grimsby Town. James Tilley replaces Max Wright.
    • 59': Brennan Dickenson (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Grimsby Town).
    • 62': Hand ball by Ryan Bowman (Exeter City).
    • 64': Substitution, Exeter City. Dean Moxey replaces Brennan Dickenson.
    • 64': Substitution, Exeter City. Joel Randall replaces Lee Martin.
    • 64': Foul by James Tilley (Grimsby Town).
    • 64': Jake Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Matthew Pollock.
    • 66': Foul by Ryan Bowman (Exeter City).
    • 66': Luke Hendrie (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Goal! Grimsby Town 0, Exeter City 1. Nicky Law (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Randell Williams.
    • 68': Substitution, Grimsby Town. James Hanson replaces Elliott Whitehouse.
    • 71': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Aaron Martin.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. James Tilley (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Clarke.
    • 72': Offside, Exeter City. Randell Williams tries a through ball, but Ryan Bowman is caught offside.
    • 74': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Ludvig Öhman.
    • 75': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Josh Benson replaces Jake Hessenthaler.
    • 76': Offside, Exeter City. Aaron Martin tries a through ball, but Ryan Bowman is caught offside.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Joel Randall (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Bowman with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 77': Foul by James Tilley (Grimsby Town).
    • 77': Jake Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Dean Moxey (Exeter City).
    • 79': James Tilley (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Matthew Pollock (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Benson with a cross.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Joel Randall (Exeter City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicky Law.
    • 81': Foul by Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town).
    • 81': Jake Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Billy Clarke.
    • 86': Foul by Ludvig Öhman (Grimsby Town).
    • 86': Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. James Hanson (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by James Tilley.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Billy Clarke (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Harry Clifton.
    • 88': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jon Maxted.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Ludvig Öhman (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Billy Clarke with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Foul by Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town).
    • 89': Randell Williams (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by James Tilley (Grimsby Town).
    • 90'+3': Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 0, Exeter City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Grimsby Town 0, Exeter City 1.

    Statistics

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    0 Fouls 0
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 0
    44 Possession 55
    1 SHOTS 0
    1 ON GOAL 0
    1.0 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: Blundell Park
    Location: Grimsby, England
    Attendance: 6,021

    EFL League Two Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0
    2 Barnet 0 0 0
    3 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0
    4 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    GRI Grimsby Town

    No. Name
    1 James McKeown (GK)
    25 Matthew Pollock
    5 Ludvig Ohman
    33 Anthony Driscoll-Glennon
    2 Luke Hendrie
    15 Harry Clifton
    10 Elliot Whitehouse
    8 Jake Hessenthaler
    16 Billy Clarke
    18 Charles Vernam Yellow Card
    19 Max Wright
    Grimsby Town Substitutes:
    Elliott Hewitt, James Tilley, Brandon Buckley, Sam Russell, James Hanson, Joseph Starbuck, Josh Benson.

    EXE Exeter City

    No. Name
    23 Jon Maxted (GK)
    5 Aaron Martin
    15 Tom Parkes
    2 Pierce Sweeney
    8 Nicky Law
    25 Jake Taylor
    27 Archie Collins
    24 Brennan Dickenson
    11 Randell Williams
    7 Lee Martin
    12 Ryan Bowman Yellow Card
    Exeter City Substitutes:
    Joel Randall, Dean Moxey, Lewis Ward, Jayden Richardson, Matt Jay, Ben Seymour, Nicky Ajose.

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