Salford City defeated Crewe Alexandra, 2x3, on Saturday, on matchweek 30. To this matchday, Lee Bell's team came from four wins, and Karl Robinson's team came from a draw. Matt Smith was the star with 3 goals.
The first goal of the game was scored by Matt Smith, through a header, in the 4th minute. Shortly before the interval, Aaron Rowe fired home for Crewe Alexandra, with a left-foot shot from outside the box. With 45 minutes already played, Elliott Nevitt scored the second goal for Lee Bell's team, through a header inside the penalty area. Elliott Nevitt now on a scoring streak of 3 consecutive games.
Salford City scored their second goal of the game through Matt Smith, after 55 minutes, from a corner. In the 85th minute, forward completed the hat-trick, with a right-foot shot inside the box. With this strike, forward reached 19th goals for the season.
After the result Crewe Alexandra are 5th in the table, with 50 points, while Salford City sit 19th place, with 31 points. Next up, Karl Robinson's team will host Wrexham. Meanwhile, Lee Bell's team will play away against Tranmere Rovers.
| Crewe Alexandra | Salford City | |||
| 8 | 4 | Shots | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 2 | Shots on target | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Total Tackles | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Tackles Won | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 11 | Ball steals | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | 51 | Total Passes | 54 | 7 |
31 | Passes Completed | 31 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Saves | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | Fouls Committed | 4 | 7 |
3 | Fouls Suffered | 3 |
