Match report: Shrewsbury Town 0 Burton Albion 1

7 August 2021

Shrewsbury Town narrowly lose out to Burton Albion.

The opening fixture of Shrewsbury Town's 2021/22 campaign came to an end with Burton Albion securing all three points after a one-goal win away from home.

Despite Steve Cotterill's men putting in a solid performance and being the stronger team in the second half, the Brewers held on to register the win at Montgomery Waters Meadow.

The first real chance of the game fell the way of the visitors. Jacob Maddox found himself through on goal but Town's goalkeeper - Marko Marosi - converged well on his opponent to parry away a powerful shot from close range.

Jonny Smith was next to test Town's number one with a curling effort from outside the box with just under 30 minutes gone. However, Marosi leaped emphatically to get two strong hands on the ball - parrying the shot away for a corner. Town stood firm and managed to clear the ball from danger.

The away side did find the breakthrough with 31 minutes on the clock. A corner was fired into the box and John Brayford rose highest to knock a looping header over Town's number one.

Newly named Salop Captain Ethan Ebanks-Landell came agonisingly close to giving Salop an equaliser with 60 minutes on the clock. The defender jumped well to meet an Elliott Bennett cross but his header was well blocked by the Brewers' defence.

Luke Leahy drew a brilliant save from Brewers shot-stopper Ben Garratt in the 68th minute. Rekeil Pyke found the defender in a yard of space on the edge of the box, and with his weak foot, Leahy curled an effort towards the corner of the net - only to be denied by a fingertip save.

Town continually pushed for the next goal and troubled the away side with every foray forward. David Davis remained a calm influence in the middle of the park and looked to spark an attack with every ball. Leahy's delivery into the box gave Town chances but Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's men remained solid at the back.

The game came to an end with the away side seeing out the narrow advantage.

The teams:

Salop: Marko Marosi, Luke Leahy, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Matthew Pennington, Aaron Pierre (George Nurse, 45), Shaun Whalley (Nathanael Ogbeta, 45), Josh Vela, Daniel Udoh, Ryan Bowman (Rekeil Pyke, 63), David Davis, Elliott Bennett.

Subs not used: Harry Burgoyne, Ollie Norburn, Charlie Caton, Josh Daniels.

Albion: Ben Garratt, John Brayford, Deji Oshilaja, Lucas Akins, Jonny Smith, Omari Patrick (Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, 82), Tom O'Connor, Conor Shaughnessy, Ryan Leak, Jacob Maddox (Joe Powell, 37), Tom Hamer.

Subs not used: Ellery Balcombe, Bryn Morris, Danny Rowe, Frazer Blake-Tracy, Terry Taylor.

Attendance: 5903 (555)

Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Assistants: Garry Maskell and Oliver Bickle
Fourth Official: Kevin Morris

Bookings:

Ryan Leak was shown the first yellow card of the fixture for a foul on Dan Udoh. 61'

Luke Leahy was shown a yellow card in the 76th minute for a foul in Town's half.

Elliott Bennett was shown a harsh yellow card for an apparent foul in the 85th minute.

Joe Powell was booked in the 87th for pulling down Nathanael Ogbeta in the middle of the park.

Ticket News

Burton Albion ticket details

20 July 2021

Ticket details are confirmed for the first fixture of Town's 2021/22 Sky Bet League One campaign.

Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion
Saturday 7^th August 2021 – 3pm Kick-Off
Montgomery Waters Meadow
Sky Bet League One

Ticket Information

Tickets are now on sale for our opening Sky Bet League One home game with Burton Albion on Saturday, August 7^th 2021.

This game is valid for Season Ticket holders and they can turn up on the day and scan their card at the turnstiles for stadium entry.

Match tickets are available up until the day of the game and on Match Day.

As with the pilot events the Club ran during the lockdown, tickets will be available to be added to your mobile device as a ‘Digital Ticket’. This is the best way to avoid queues (either at the Ticket Office or on the phone) and worked really well for the pilot events we had. If you are unsure how to use ‘Digital Tickets’ please contact the ticket office where someone will happily explain how the system works. Every supporter will receive an email if they choose this route at purchase with the option on the email to print the ticket(s) attached to the email or add to Apple wallet or Google Pay

Supporters are encouraged to buy in advance if they can to help beat the queues on matchday.

Shrewsbury Town encourages the use of mask-wearing in the concourses and in enclosed areas of the stadium.

Social Distancing Seats

For the start of the 2021/22 season, we understand that some supporters will be nervous about returning to full capacity venues. For this reason, we will be offering some socially distanced seating should you still want to be socially distanced from other supporters. These seats will be in Block 12 and 13. NB: Season Ticket holders in these areas will not be affected and can continue to use their Season Ticket to access the stadium and sit in their usual seats as we have worked our plans around season ticket holders' existing seating.

Current Season Ticket holders in other blocks can move into the Socially Distanced area should they wish but they need to inform the Ticket Office first and be issued with a separate physical ticket for that game.

Ticket Office opening hours are 10am – 2pm Monday to Friday and 11am – Kick Off on a Match Day Saturday.

Ticket prices for 2021/22 Sky Bet League One fixtures can be found here.

Tickets can be purchased in the following ways:

•    In-person at the Montgomery Waters Meadow ticket office
•    By calling 01743 273943
•    Via our online ticketing site - click here

Tickets bought online can be printed at home and scanned for stadium entry or can be selected as a digital ticket and can be saved in your mobile device wallet for use on matchday.

When buying online the following booking costs apply:

Print at Home/Digital Ticket = Free
Collect from STFC = Free
Standard post for online booking = £2.60
Special Delivery = £9.00
Add to FanCard = Free

U12s go free to every home SkyBet League One game during the 2021/22 season.

Supporters can get tickets via the popular FlexiTicket or you can use the new FanCard to save money on every home league game.

If you can't make it to the game you can listen to full match commentary, or watch the game if you are an International fan, on IFollow Shrews or download the app here to listen if you are out and about - IFollow App.

Travel - There are a number of matchday buses from around the county and buses from the town centre, details here Matchday Travel Plan. There are a number of parking options in and around the stadium, these can be viewed here Matchday Parking Options.