Match ends, Nuneaton Town 0, Grimsby Town 2.
NuneatonNuneaton Borough0GrimsbyGrimsby Town2
Grimsby kept up their Conference promotion push with a comfortable win over struggling Nuneaton.
Jon-Paul Pittman came closest for the Mariners in the first half but his long-range effort hit the crossbar.
Pittman pounced on a rebound to open the scoring before Ross Hannah secured the points late on when he latched onto Aristote Nsiala's knock-down.
Grimsby extend their unbeaten away run to 10 league matches, while Nuneaton have lost their last three.
Grimsby Town manager Paul Hurst told BBC Radio Humberside:
"It was a great result on the back of Wednesday night when the lads put in one hell of a shift. Extra-time is bad enough, but with 10 men, so the lads that have certainly played all that game and 90 minutes today, that's a big credit to them.
"I don't care what position they are in the league, it's never easy. But, you have to do your job when you turn up so delighted that we managed to get the win.
"When you're playing against a team like Nuneaton it doesn't matter if you've looked the better team, if they get something to hold on to your task becomes far more difficult. "
Line-ups
Nuneaton
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Dibble
- 17Smith
- 5Dean
- 11StreeteBooked at 15minsSubstituted forCowanat 87'minutes
- 3Franklin
- 28Sodje
- 18Brown
- 26FowlerSubstituted forNardielloat 76'minutes
- 16MafutaBooked at 72mins
- 8Ogleby
- 10Brown
Substitutes
- 4Cowan
- 6Walker
- 21Quinn
- 25Nardiello
- 29Charles
Grimsby
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McKeown
- 19Parslow
- 5Pearson
- 22Nsiala
- 6Magnay
- 7Mackreth
- 8Disley
- 16Clay
- 20ArnoldSubstituted forMcLaughlinat 74'minutes
- 33PalmerSubstituted forWatsonat 90'minutes
- 18PittmanBooked at 54minsSubstituted forHannahat 60'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Bignot
- 10Hannah
- 24Walker
- 26McLaughlin
- 31Watson
- Referee:
- Robert Whitton
- Attendance:
- 989
Match Stats
Home TeamNuneatonAway TeamGrimsby
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away6
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Nuneaton Town 0, Grimsby Town 2.
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Foul by Ryan Smith (Nuneaton Town).
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Patrick McLaughlin (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
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Corner, Grimsby Town.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Hamish Watson replaces Ollie Palmer.
Goal!
Goal! Nuneaton Town 0, Grimsby Town 2. Ross Hannah (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aristote Nsiala with a headed pass.
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Corner, Grimsby Town.
Substitution
Substitution, Nuneaton Town. Gavin Cowan replaces Theo Streete.
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Corner, Grimsby Town.
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Corner, Grimsby Town.
Substitution
Substitution, Nuneaton Town. Jack Nardiello replaces Lee Fowler.
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Attempt blocked. Anton Brown (Nuneaton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Patrick McLaughlin replaces Nathan Arnold.
Booking
Gus Mafuta (Nuneaton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Gareth Dean (Nuneaton Town).
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Nathan Arnold (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
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Hand ball by Jack Mackreth (Grimsby Town).
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Offside, Grimsby Town. Ross Hannah tries a through ball, but Ross Hannah is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Gus Mafuta (Nuneaton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
