Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Barrow AFC · League Two
Crewe Alexandra beat Barrow AFC 3-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Crewe Alexandra and Barrow AFC met in the League Two at Alexandra Stadium in Crewe on Saturday, 22 February 2025.
Goalscorers
Crewe Alexandra: C. O'Riordan 37'; T. Lowery 50'; M. Holíček 85'. Barrow AFC did not score.
How the match went
The referee showed 3 yellow cards (0 for Crewe Alexandra, 3 for Barrow AFC).
Line-ups
Crewe Alexandra started in a 4-2-3-1: Filip Marschall, Lewis Billington, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Connor O'Riordan, Max Conway, Jack Powell, Max Sanders, Joel Tabiner, Tom Lowery, Matúš Holíček, Adrien Thibaut.
Barrow AFC started in a 3-4-3: Paul Farman, Theo Vassell, Niall Canavan, Kyle Cameron, Elliot Newby, Robbie Gotts, MJ Williams, Ben Jackson, Connor Mahoney, Aaron Pressley, Ben Whitfield.
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Minute by minute
- 37'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Barrow AFC. C. O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Barrow AFC.
- 50'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Barrow AFC. T. Lowery (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty.
- 85'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Barrow AFC. M. Holíček (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by C. Agius.
- 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Barrow AFC.
Full commentary (37 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Crewe Alexandra vs Barrow AFC.
- 3'Yellow card for C. Mahoney (Barrow AFC) for simulation.
- 4'Attempt blocked. B. Whitfield (Barrow AFC), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 10'Attempt saved. T. Lowery (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 11'Attempt missed. A. Pressley (Barrow AFC), header. xG 0.22.
- 13'Attempt blocked. M. Sanders (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 26'Attempt saved. A. Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 30'Attempt saved. A. Pressley (Barrow AFC), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.36.
- 33'Attempt missed. M. Holíček (Crewe Alexandra), header. xG 0.14.
- 35'Attempt missed. B. Whitfield (Barrow AFC), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 37'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Barrow AFC. C. O'Riordan (Crewe Alexandra) scores.
- 41'Attempt saved. A. Pressley (Barrow AFC), header. xG 0.24.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Barrow AFC.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 50'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Barrow AFC. T. Lowery (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty.
- 57'Yellow card for M. Williams (Barrow AFC) for foul.
- 61'Attempt blocked. T. Lowery (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 63'Substitution, Barrow AFC: E. Acquah comes on for A. Pressley.
- 63'Substitution, Barrow AFC: T. Smith comes on for B. Whitfield.
- 67'Attempt blocked. R. Gotts (Barrow AFC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 69'Attempt blocked. B. Jackson (Barrow AFC), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 70'Attempt saved. J. Powell (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 73'Substitution, Barrow AFC: S. Foley comes on for T. Vassell.
- 73'Substitution, Barrow AFC: K. Spence comes on for C. Mahoney.
- 80'Attempt saved. M. Holíček (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 81'Substitution, Barrow AFC: D. Worrall comes on for E. Newby.
- 81'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: C. Agius comes on for M. Sanders.
- 81'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: F. Roberts comes on for A. Thibaut.
- 81'Yellow card for E. Newby (Barrow AFC) for foul.
- 85'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Barrow AFC. M. Holíček (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by C. Agius.
- 89'Attempt missed. T. Smith (Barrow AFC), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. K. Spence (Barrow AFC), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90+2'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: L. Moore comes on for M. Holíček.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. J. Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Barrow AFC.