Aldershot Town

Match report

Aldershot Town beat Harrogate Town 3-1 in the National League on Friday evening. The home side took all three points at their own ground, moving into a stronger position in the standings. Harrogate had arrived fifth in the table, but left with nothing to show for their visit.

And here's the thing — it was Abrahams who decided the match. He struck three times before the break, at twenty-four, thirty-one and forty-five-plus-two minutes. Harrogate's keeper had to make two saves, while Aldershot's attack found its rhythm early. By then the visitors were already chasing the game.

Harrogate pulled one back through Hmami in the fifty-fifth minute, but the response never came. To be fair, they had the ball more — fifty-seven percent of possession — and created chances. But Aldershot's defence held firm after that, and the home side made changes to see out the result. Lawless came off at the eighty-fifth minute, one of several substitutions made by the manager.

The statistics tell only part of the story. Both sides registered four shots on target, yet Aldershot converted three while Harrogate managed one. There were nine attacks for Aldershot and ninety-one for the visitors, but the quality of the moments mattered more than the volume. Aldershot committed seven fouls compared to Harrogate's twenty-four, which tells you something about how the game felt.

Harrogate drop to sixth place with ten points from five games, while Aldershot move up to ninth with eight points after five matches. The gap between them narrows, and this result could matter when the season gets tighter. For now, Aldershot have proved they can take points away from teams that sit above them.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 43 – 57.00

Shots on target 4 – 4

Shots off target 3 – 4

Attacks 94 – 91

⚽ 24' T. Abrahams — Goal ⚽ 31' T. Abrahams — Goal 🟨 40' C. Lawless — Yellow card ⚽ 45+2' T. Abrahams — Goal ⇄ 46' B. Dolaghan — Substitution ⇄ 46' L. Payne — Substitution 🟨 47' B. Johnson — Yellow card ⚽ 55' J. Hmami — Goal 🟨 56' S. McCoulsky — Yellow card ⇄ 71' G. Thomson — Substitution ⇄ 71' S. McCoulsky — Substitution ⇄ 72' T. Abrahams — Substitution ⇄ 79' M. Dinanga — Substitution ⇄ 85' C. Lawless — Substitution 🟨 90+5' L. Cass — Yellow card

Match events

24' 1:0 Aldershot Town Goal T. Abrahams assist: M. Dinanga
31' 2:0 Aldershot Town Goal T. Abrahams assist: K. Oshilaja
40' 2:0 Aldershot Town Yellow card C. Lawless
45+2' 3:0 Aldershot Town Goal T. Abrahams assist: T. Dyce
46' 3:0 Harrogate Town Substitution B. Dolaghan off: J. Hmami
46' 3:0 Harrogate Town Substitution L. Payne off: M. Williams
47' 3:0 Harrogate Town Yellow card B. Johnson
55' 3:1 Harrogate Town Goal J. Hmami
56' 3:1 Harrogate Town Yellow card S. McCoulsky
71' 3:1 Harrogate Town Substitution G. Thomson off: W. McGowan
71' 3:1 Harrogate Town Substitution S. McCoulsky off: C. McGuckin
72' 3:1 Aldershot Town Substitution T. Abrahams off: M. Wyllie
79' 3:1 Aldershot Town Substitution M. Dinanga off: B. Peart
85' 3:1 Aldershot Town Substitution C. Lawless off: K. Frimpong
90+5' 3:1 Harrogate Town Yellow card L. Cass

Statistics

43 Possession, % 57.00

4 Shots on target 4

3 Shots off target 4

94 Attacks 91

7 Corners 5

7 Fouls 24

24 Free kicks 8

2 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 7

18 Throw-ins 28

All statistics

3 Blocked shots 4

2 Goalkeeper saves 1

0.40 Shot accuracy 0.33

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