Braintree Town 0-1 Aldershot Town

Aldershot end a desperate run of 18 matches without a win stretching back to early November by beating rock-bottom Braintree in the National League.

With the confidence of both sides clearly brittle given their league positions and woeful form, chances were understandably few and far between in the first half.

The caution finally subsided midway through the second period, with Reece Grant taking a long ball in his stride, and after beating his marker he then fired a superb strike past home keeper Ben Killip in the 64th minute.

Just as the Shots appeared to be coasting to the win, they endured a nervy ending when Scott Rendell was sent off five minutes from time following a verbal altercation with a linesman.

Despite being down to 10 men, boss Gary Waddock's side held on to end their long winless drought.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Braintree

Formation 4-4-2

21Killip

4Eleftheriou25Matsuzaka14Della Verde26Gabriel

16Lyons-Foster28James11Kelly7Allen

9Henry24Morton

• 21KillipBooked at 37mins
• 4Eleftheriou
• 25MatsuzakaBooked at 62mins
• 14Della Verde
• 26Gabriel
• 16Lyons-Foster
• 28James
• 11KellySubstituted forAllenat 83'minutes
• 7Allen
• 9HenrySubstituted forRoweat 65'minutes
• 24Morton

Substitutes

• 5Borg
• 10Richards
• 22Rowe
• 27Sagaf
• 35Allen

Aldershot

Formation 4-4-2

1Cole

6Elokobi12Bernard17Booty22Menayese

15Lelan16Gallagher8Howell26Goddard

9Rendell25Grant

• 1Cole
• 6Elokobi
• 12Bernard
• 17Booty
• 22Menayese
• 15LelanBooked at 58minsSubstituted forMcDonnellat 63'minutes
• 16Gallagher
• 8HowellBooked at 17mins
• 26GoddardSubstituted forFinneyat 89'minutes
• 9RendellBooked at 85mins
• 25GrantSubstituted forBerkeley-Agyepongat 67'minutes

Substitutes

• 4McDonnell
• 13Mannion
• 19McCoy
• 21Berkeley-Agyepong
• 24Finney

Referee:

Will Finnie

Attendance:

829

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Braintree Town 0, Aldershot Town 1.

2. 90'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Braintree Town 0, Aldershot Town 1.

3. 89'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Aldershot Town. Alex Finney replaces John Goddard.

4. 85'

   Dismissal

   Scott Rendell (Aldershot Town) is shown the red card.

5. 83'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Braintree Town. Iffy Allen replaces Sam Kelly.

6. 67'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Aldershot Town. Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong replaces Reece Grant.

7. 65'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Braintree Town. Daniel Rowe replaces Korrey Henry.

8. 64'

   Goal!

   Goal! Braintree Town 0, Aldershot Town 1. Reece Grant (Aldershot Town).

9. 63'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Aldershot Town. Adam McDonnell replaces Josh Lelan.

10. 62'

    Booking

    Daniel Matsuzaka (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

11. 58'

    Booking

    Josh Lelan (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

12. Second Half

    Second Half begins Braintree Town 0, Aldershot Town 0.

13. 45'

    Half Time

    First Half ends, Braintree Town 0, Aldershot Town 0.

14. 37'

    Booking

    Ben Killip (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card.

15. 17'

    Booking

    Luke Howell (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

16. Kick Off

    First Half begins.

17. Posted at 14:21 23 Feb 201914:21 23 Feb 2019

    Post update

    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.