Scunthorpe 3:1 Solihull Moors: National League Match Result

Match report

Scunthorpe claimed a 3-1 victory over Solihull Moors at Attis Arena on Thursday evening, moving them off the bottom of the National League table. The result came in the fourth round of the regular season, with the hosts finally finding their rhythm after a difficult start to the campaign. By then, you'd have noticed the difference in how each side approached the game.

Wakeling opened the scoring in the twenty-sixth minute, and Butterfield doubled the lead four minutes later. Solihull had no answer to the pressure, and Denton picked up a yellow card in the thirty-third as frustration mounted. And here's the thing — the hosts had already put the game beyond doubt before the break.

Gale restored Solihull's hopes with a goal in the fifty-sixth minute, but Beestin restored the two-goal cushion in the seventy-sixth. The substitutions came thick and fast after that — Green and McFarlane off together in the sixty-second, Parker following three minutes later, and then several others as both managers tried to manage the final quarter.

Scunthorpe enjoyed 55 per cent possession and registered 98 attacks compared to 93 for the visitors, but the shot accuracy tells a different story. They managed only four shots on target from seven attempts off target, while Solihull hit the target on half their attempts. To be fair, the visitors had more to do and consequently took more risks.

The win moves Scunthorpe to five points from five matches, while Solihull remain on zero from five. Both sides had lost their previous encounter — Scunthorpe 2-3 at Ipswich, Solihull 1-3 at Southend — so this result finally gives the hosts something to build on. The gap between them is now one point, and the table suggests this was a match Solihull simply could not afford to lose.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 55.00 – 45

Shots on target 4 – 4

Shots off target 7 – 3

Attacks 98 – 93

⚽ 26' J. Wakeling — Goal ⚽ 30' J. Butterfield — Goal 🟨 33' T. Denton — Yellow card ⚽ 56' J. Gale — Goal ⇄ 62' C. Green — Substitution ⇄ 62' C. McFarlane — Substitution ⇄ 64' H. Parker — Substitution ⇄ 71' J. Gale — Substitution ⇄ 71' J. Butterfield — Substitution 🟨 75' J. Andrews — Yellow card ⚽ 76' A. Beestin — Goal ⇄ 77' S. High — Substitution ⇄ 81' T. Denton — Substitution ⇄ 81' P. Jones — Substitution ⇄ 82' M. Carson — Substitution ⇄ 82' J. Sbarra — Substitution 🟨 90+1' R. Shipston — Yellow card

Match events

26' 0:1 Solihull Moors Goal J. Wakeling assist: A. Whitmore
30' 1:1 Scunthorpe Goal J. Butterfield
33' 1:1 Scunthorpe Yellow card T. Denton
56' 2:1 Scunthorpe Goal J. Gale
62' 2:1 Solihull Moors Substitution C. Green off: J. Mills
62' 2:1 Solihull Moors Substitution C. McFarlane off: B. Wodskou
64' 2:1 Scunthorpe Substitution H. Parker off: D. Howe
71' 2:1 Scunthorpe Substitution J. Gale off: K. Hurst
71' 2:1 Scunthorpe Substitution J. Butterfield off: A. Beestin
75' 2:1 Solihull Moors Yellow card J. Andrews
76' 3:1 Scunthorpe Goal A. Beestin
77' 3:1 Solihull Moors Substitution S. High off: R. Shipston
81' 3:1 Scunthorpe Substitution T. Denton off: J. Starbuck
81' 3:1 Scunthorpe Substitution P. Jones off: J. Belehouan
82' 3:1 Solihull Moors Substitution M. Carson off: K. Ryley
82' 3:1 Solihull Moors Substitution J. Sbarra off: B. Worman
90+1' 3:1 Solihull Moors Yellow card R. Shipston

Statistics

55.00 Possession, % 45

4 Shots on target 4

7 Shots off target 3

98 Attacks 93

9 Corners 8

11 Fouls 6

6 Free kicks 11

2 Offsides 4

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

7 Goal kicks 14

27 Throw-ins 29

All statistics

1 Blocked shots 1

2 Goalkeeper saves 1

0.33 Shot accuracy 0.50

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