Match ends, Peterborough United 0, Stevenage 1.
PeterboroughPeterborough United0StevenageStevenage1
Stevenage winger Lucas Akins's first-half goal condemned Peterborough, without top-scorer Britt Asombalonga, to a fourth successive defeat.
Akins curled home from 20 yards midway through the first half before Hogan Ephraim almost equalised, his close-range shot well saved by Chris Day.
Stevenage played the final 30 minutes without Jimmy Smith, who was dismissed for two bookable offences.
And they held on despite Posh skipper Tommy Rowe's volley clipping the bar.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Stevenage manager Graham Westley told BBC 3CR:
"I thought we got what we deserved. We came with a strong game plan, and got on the front foot. Certainly when we went down to 10 men it was a back-footed performance that we had to put in, but very disciplined, very hard working and a thoroughly deserved three points.
"We took the game to them. We were the side that looked likely. There was a moment or two for them, but we were the dominant force."
On Jimmy Smith's red card: "I thought it was fair enough. I think the first yellow, you can't have any arguments, and then he stepped across the line for the second. I think the two yellows were probably deserved by him.
"They got themselves into a position where I think the referee was under a lot of pressure. The referee under that pressure was allowing things to go."
Line-ups
Peterborough
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Olejnik
- 31LittleSubstituted forBarnettat 70'minutes
- 14Rowe
- 8Payne
- 2AlcockSubstituted forNtlheat 29'minutes
- 5ZakuaniBooked at 5mins
- 10TomlinBooked at 13mins
- 12VassellSubstituted forJeffersat 71'minutes
- 22Ephraim
- 19Mendez-Laing
- 6Bostwick
Substitutes
- 3Ntlhe
- 7Swanson
- 11McCann
- 13Day
- 15Anderson
- 23Barnett
- 36Jeffers
Stevenage
Formation 3-5-2
- 16Day
- 20SmithBooked at 64mins
- 11Akins
- 7MoraisBooked at 66minsSubstituted forGrayat 68'minutes
- 6JonesBooked at 52mins
- 5AshtonBooked at 72mins
- 15Freeman
- 12ZokoBooked at 70mins
- 29Hartley
- 24DoughtyBooked at 39minsSubstituted forWedgburyat 80'minutes
- 14Heslop
Substitutes
- 1Arnold
- 2Wedgbury
- 10Burrow
- 17Tansey
- 22Gray
- 25Andrade
- 34Deacon
- Referee:
- Michael Jones
- Attendance:
- 5,707
Match Stats
Home TeamPeterboroughAway TeamStevenage
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away3
- Corners
- Home3
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away16
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Peterborough United 0, Stevenage 1.
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Attempt saved. Tyrone Barnett (Peterborough United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Tommy Rowe (Peterborough United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Francois Zoko (Stevenage).
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Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Luke Jones.
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Hogan Ephraim (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sam Wedgbury (Stevenage).
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Attempt blocked. Luke Freeman (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Kgosi Ntlhe (Peterborough United).
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Sam Wedgbury (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kgosi Ntlhe (Peterborough United).
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Lucas Akins (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Tommy Rowe (Peterborough United).
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Francois Zoko (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Stevenage. Sam Wedgbury replaces Michael Doughty.
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Foul by Tommy Rowe (Peterborough United).
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Michael Doughty (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Tyrone Barnett (Peterborough United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
Booking
Jon Ashton (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card.
