Boston United 2-0 Braintree Town · National League
Boston United beat Braintree Town 2-0 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Boston United and Braintree Town met in the National League at York Street in Boston on Wednesday, 24 September 2025.
Goalscorers
Boston United: J. Cropper 58'; D. Hill 90'. Braintree Town did not score.
How the match went
Braintree Town saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Boston United had 10 shots with 4 on target, Braintree Town 12 with 2 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 1 to Boston United and 6 to Braintree Town. Boston United conceded 8 fouls, Braintree Town 13. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Boston United, 3 for Braintree Town).
Line-ups
Boston United started in a 4-3-1-2: Rhys Lovett, Jordan Cropper, Connor Teale, Zak Mills, Matty Carson, Rocco Coyle, Jordan Richards, Gregory Sloggett, Dylan Hill, Kieren Donnelly, Lenell John-Lewis.
Braintree Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Mason Terry, Jacob Pinnington, George Langston, Aidan Francis Clarke, Frankie Terry, Marley Marshall, James Vennings, Chay Cooper, Goran Babić, Terrell Works, Tom Blackwell.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Boston United 0-0 Braintree Town.
- 58'Goal! Boston United 1-0 Braintree Town. J. Cropper (Boston United) scores.
- 90+3'Goal! Boston United 2-0 Braintree Town. D. Hill (Boston United) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Boston United 2-0 Braintree Town.
Full commentary (41 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Boston United vs Braintree Town.
- 2'Attempt missed. R. Coyle (Boston United), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 2'Attempt blocked. D. Hill (Boston United), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 7'Attempt blocked. T. Blackwell (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 11'Attempt missed. J. Vennings (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 12'Attempt blocked. T. Blackwell (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 15'Yellow card for G. Sloggett (Boston United) for foul.
- 15'Attempt saved. T. Blackwell (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 25'Attempt missed. K. Donnelly (Boston United), left-footed shot. xG 0.41.
- 28'Attempt blocked. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 36'Attempt blocked. R. Coyle (Boston United), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Boston United 0-0 Braintree Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Attempt saved. L. John-Lewis (Boston United), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 47'Yellow card for M. Marshall (Braintree Town) for foul.
- 50'Yellow card for T. Works (Braintree Town) for foul.
- 50'Attempt blocked. T. Works (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 50'Attempt blocked. T. Works (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 51'Attempt missed. K. Donnelly (Boston United), header. xG 0.15.
- 53'Yellow card for C. Cooper (Braintree Town) for foul.
- 58'Goal! Boston United 1-0 Braintree Town. J. Cropper (Boston United) scores.
- 62'Yellow card for R. Coyle (Boston United) for foul.
- 73'Attempt missed. J. Pinnington (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 74'Substitution, Boston United: A. Lankshear comes on for M. Carson.
- 74'Substitution, Boston United: O. Hampson comes on for R. Coyle.
- 74'Substitution, Braintree Town: R. Clayton comes on for T. Blackwell.
- 78'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Akinde comes on for G. Babić.
- 78'Attempt blocked. G. Sloggett (Boston United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.00.
- 82'Attempt saved. O. Hampson (Boston United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 83'Substitution, Braintree Town: O. Davis comes on for T. Works.
- 83'Substitution, Boston United: J. Hiwula comes on for L. John-Lewis.
- 85'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), header. xG 0.08.
- 85'Attempt blocked. J. Vennings (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 89'Substitution, Boston United: T. Fogarty comes on for J. Cropper.
- 89'Substitution, Boston United: B. Grist comes on for K. Donnelly.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. F. Terry (Braintree Town), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 90+3'Goal! Boston United 2-0 Braintree Town. D. Hill (Boston United) scores.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. G. Langston (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
- 90'Full-time. Boston United 2-0 Braintree Town.