Match ends, Eastleigh 0, Grimsby Town 1.
Eastleigh 0-1 Grimsby Town
- From the section Football
Eastleigh's six-game unbeaten run in the National League came to an end as Padraig Amond's 13th league goal of the season gave Grimsby all three points.
Amond scored from a tight angle on the half-hour mark following fine build up play from Alex Jones and Nathan Arnold.
Eastleigh fared better in the second half as Josh Payne teed up Yemi Odubade but the striker fired his shot wide.
Aristote Nsiala could have doubled Grimsby's lead soon after but he headed Conor Townsend's corner over the bar.
Grimsby Town manager Paul Hurst told BBC Radio Humberside:
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"I'm delighted. We came up against the form team realistically and to come here and play how we did I think it was thoroughly a deserved victory.
"We went in at half-time with the lead and if anything it was just a case of a few negatives that we could've been two-nil up.
"Second half, still thought we were the better side and had a claim, in my opinion, for a good penalty turned down."
Line-ups
Eastleigh
- 1Flitney
- 26Atkinson
- 2Partington
- 18DruryBooked at 31mins
- 3Green
- 4Evans
- 7OdubadeSubstituted forMidsonat 90'minutes
- 14StrevensBooked at 75minsSubstituted forLafayetteat 77'minutes
- 10Reason
- 9Constable
- 8Payne
Substitutes
- 6Reid
- 11Lafayette
- 12Midson
- 17Cook
- 19Poke
Grimsby
- 1McKeown
- 2Tait
- 22Nsiala
- 8Disley
- 26TownsendBooked at 87minsSubstituted forEastat 90+2'minutes
- 6GowlingBooked at 64mins
- 20Arnold
- 16ClayBooked at 32mins
- 11Monkhouse
- 19JonesSubstituted forPittmanat 79'minutes
- 10Amond
Substitutes
- 3Robertson
- 4Brown
- 5Pearson
- 18Pittman
- 23East
- Referee:
- Wayne Barratt
- Attendance:
- 2,057
Match Stats
Home TeamEastleighAway TeamGrimsby
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home2
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away2
- Corners
- Home2
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away12
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Eastleigh 0, Grimsby Town 1.
Foul by Aristote Nsiala (Grimsby Town).
Jai Reason (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Danny East replaces Conor Townsend.
Substitution
Substitution, Eastleigh. Jack Midson replaces Yemi Odubade.
Booking
Conor Townsend (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Conor Townsend (Grimsby Town).
Yemi Odubade (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
Offside, Grimsby Town. Padraig Amond tries a through ball, but Padraig Amond is caught offside.
Foul by Andy Monkhouse (Grimsby Town).
Josh Payne (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Jon-Paul Pittman replaces Alex Jones.
Attempt missed. Aristote Nsiala (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
Corner, Grimsby Town.
Substitution
Substitution, Eastleigh. Ross Lafayette replaces Ben Strevens.
Booking
Ben Strevens (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ben Strevens (Eastleigh).
Conor Townsend (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
Foul by Joe Partington (Eastleigh).
Alex Jones (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
Offside, Grimsby Town. Alex Jones tries a through ball, but Alex Jones is caught offside.
Foul by Aristote Nsiala (Grimsby Town).
Yemi Odubade (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
Booking
Josh Gowling (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Josh Gowling (Grimsby Town).
Yemi Odubade (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
Corner, Grimsby Town.
Attempt saved. Conor Townsend (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Attempt missed. Josh Payne (Eastleigh) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Offside, Grimsby Town. Padraig Amond tries a through ball, but Padraig Amond is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Jai Reason (Eastleigh) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Foul by Craig Disley (Grimsby Town).
Jai Reason (Eastleigh) wins a free kick.
Corner, Eastleigh.
Foul by James Constable (Eastleigh).
Josh Gowling (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
Offside, Eastleigh. James Constable tries a through ball, but James Constable is caught offside.
Offside, Grimsby Town. Padraig Amond tries a through ball, but Padraig Amond is caught offside.
Second Half
Second Half begins Eastleigh 0, Grimsby Town 1.