English:
Crewe Alexandra defeated Grimsby Town 2-0 in a thrilling match at the Mornflake Stadium in Crewe, Cheshire. The game, part of the 40th round of the English League Two, was marked by tension and yellow cards. Chris Long opened the scoring in the 14th minute, assisted by Michael Demetriou, who later added the second in stoppage time (90th minute). The match was evenly contested in terms of possession (52% for Crewe, 48% for Grimsby), with both teams creating goal-scoring opportunities (11 shots for Crewe, 10 for Grimsby). However, Crewe’s effectiveness in the opponent’s penalty area was key to their victory. Discipline was a problem for both teams, with Crewe accumulating 4 yellow cards and Grimsby 3. The referee was P. Marsden.
Substitutions crewe: at minute 46 M. H. Sanders came in and M. Holicek went out., at minute 77 C. Agius came in and C. Long went out., at minute 90 K. Hemmings came in and J. Lankester went out., at minute 90 L. Billington came in and R. Cooney went out., at minute 90 J. Knight-Lebel came in and O. Bogle went out.
Substitutions grimsby: at minute 60 C. Thompson came in and G. McEachran went out., at minute 60 C. McJannett came in and T. Warren went out., at minute 71 J. Davies came in and J. Luker went out., at minute 82 D. Burns came in and L. Barrington went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Crewe
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