Doncaster thrashed Grimsby at Blundell Park
Doncaster Rovers secured a resounding 3-0 victory over Grimsby Town in a League Two match played at Blundell Park, Cleethorpes.
The game started with a fast pace and Doncaster quickly took the lead with a goal by J. Gibson in the 2nd minute. L. Molyneux extended the advantage in the 10th minute to make it 2-0. Grimsby tried to react, but D. Hume received a yellow card in the 24th minute and K. Green saw yellow in the 36th minute.
Doncaster maintained control of the game and J. Gibson scored his second goal of the match in the 44th minute to put the score at 3-0. Grimsby further complicated things at the end of the first half when H. Rodgers received a red card in the 45th minute.
The second half saw Grimsby make several changes, but they couldn’t find a way to close the gap on the scoreboard. Doncaster continued their dominance and created several chances to increase the lead, but the score remained unchanged.
With this result, Doncaster consolidates their position in the promotion spots in League Two, while Grimsby remains in the bottom half of the table.
Match Statistics:
* Grimsby: 33% possession, 7 shots (1 on target, 6 off target), 4 corners, 7 fouls, 3 yellows, 1 red
* Doncaster: 67% possession, 7 shots (5 on target, 2 off target), 3 corners, 11 fouls, 0 yellows, 0 reds
Match Details:
* Date: October 5, 2024
* City: Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
* Stadium: Blundell Park
* Referee: E. Duckworth
* League: League Two
* Season: 2024
* Round: Regular Season – 10
* Country: England
Substitutions grimsby: at minute 46 T. Warren came in and K. Green went out., at minute 46 M. Carson came in and D. Hume went out., at minute 46 C. Gardner came in and J. Svanthorsson went out., at minute 62 R. Pyke came in and D. Rose went out., at minute 82 J. Obikwu came in and L. Barrington went out.
Substitutions doncaster: at minute 68 J. Senior came in and B. Fleming went out., at minute 68 J. Emmanuel came in and J. Sterry went out., at minute 74 B. Close came in and P. Kelly went out., at minute 74 J. Ironside came in and B. Sharp went out., at minute 81 E. Yeboah came in and L. Molyneux went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Grimsby
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