Match ends, Welling United 0, Grimsby Town 4.
WellingWelling United0GrimsbyGrimsby Town4
Padraig Amond's second-half hat-trick helped promotion hopefuls Grimsby ease to victory over relegation threatened Welling in the National League.
The Mariners forward headed past keeper Michael McEntegart to open the scoring just after the hour mark.
Amond reacted quickest to Craig Disley's knockdown to add his second before latching on to Andy Monkhouse's cross to complete his treble.
Disley then struck eight minutes from time to wrap up all three points.
Grimsby remained third in the table, with the home side three points from safety.
Grimsby Town assistant-manager Chris Doig told BBC Radio Humberside:
"The first-half was pretty poor in our opinion. Obviously not easy conditions to play in. We probably didn't play to the conditions enough in the first half.
"We got caught on the ball a few times and we seemed to give them a chance to counter against us by sloppy play.
"Second-half we were a bit more positive. Slightly more direct without going long all of the time. The first goal is always crucial and fortunately we got it."
Line-ups
Welling
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McEntegart
- 5Osborne
- 6Chambers
- 15Nortey
- 9KabbaSubstituted forBakareat 75'minutes
- 7Porter
- 11Wellard
- 20Corne
- 22Harris
- 23Williams
- 32Vidal
Substitutes
- 10St Aimie
- 13Gagliardi
- 18Taylor
- 28Johnson
- 34Bakare
Grimsby
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McKeown
- 2Tait
- 3Robertson
- 10AmondSubstituted forPittmanat 81'minutes
- 8Disley
- 6Gowling
- 9Bogle
- 11Monkhouse
- 16ClaySubstituted forHendersonat 85'minutes
- 20ArnoldSubstituted forEastat 74'minutes
- 22Nsiala
Substitutes
- 5Pearson
- 14Marshall
- 18Pittman
- 23East
- 28Henderson
- Referee:
- Wayne Barratt
Match Stats
Home TeamWellingAway TeamGrimsby
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home3
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away10
- Corners
- Home4
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away4
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Welling United 0, Grimsby Town 4.
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Attempt missed. Nortei Nortey (Welling United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Corne.
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Corner, Welling United.
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Foul by Omar Bogle (Grimsby Town).
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Michael Chambers (Welling United) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Jon-Paul Pittman (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box.
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Attempt blocked. Conor Henderson (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Conor Henderson replaces Craig Clay.
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Foul by Barney Williams (Welling United).
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Richard Tait (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
Goal!
Goal! Welling United 0, Grimsby Town 4. Craig Disley (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Jon-Paul Pittman replaces Padraig Amond.
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Corner, Grimsby Town.
Goal!
Goal! Welling United 0, Grimsby Town 3. Padraig Amond (Grimsby Town) header from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andy Monkhouse with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Welling United. Michael Bakare replaces Sahr Kabba.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Danny East replaces Nathan Arnold.
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Foul by Harry Osborne (Welling United).
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Omar Bogle (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Sam Corne (Welling United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
