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Thrilling Encounter at Alexandra Stadium: Crewe Edges Out Grimsby in a Nail-Biting Match
Crewe secured a narrow victory at home against Grimsby in a game filled with excitement and shifting momentum. The match, held at Alexandra Stadium, saw Crewe dominate possession with 55% compared to Grimsby’s 45%. However, Grimsby proved more aggressive in front of goal, with 12 total shots compared to Crewe’s 11, although only 2 of those were on target, while Crewe managed 5 shots on target.
The match began with an early goal from J. Walker for Grimsby in the 6th minute, assisted by J. Amaluzor. Crewe responded strongly thanks to E. Tezgel, who scored two goals in the 27th and 37th minutes, both assisted by T. O’Reilly, turning the score around. Just before halftime, J. Walker scored again for Grimsby in the 45th minute, once again assisted by J. Amaluzor, leveling the score.
The draw persisted until the final minutes. In the 87th minute, E. Tezgel completed his hat-trick, assisted by M. H. Sanders, securing the victory for Crewe. The end of the match was marked by yellow cards for E. Tezgel (Crewe) and J. Sweeney (Grimsby). Despite dominating possession and having five shots on target, Crewe had to fight until the last minute to secure the three points in this exciting League Two encounter.
Substitutions grimsby: at minute 69 J. Walker came in and E. Khouri went out., at minute 79 J. Kabia came in and D. Rose went out., at minute 80 J. Amaluzor came in and J. Svanthorsson went out., at minute 90 T. Warren came in and D. Burns went out., at minute 90 J. Sweeney came in and R. Staunton went out.
Substitutions crewe: at minute 79 T. O’Reilly came in and J. Lankester went out., at minute 79 C. Thomas came in and M. Holicek went out., at minute 86 C. Finney came in and R. Hutchinson went out., at minute 90 O. Lunt came in and J. Golding went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Crewe
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