Grimsby Town defeated Harrogate Town 3-0 at home on Friday afternoon, a result that reflected a second half largely controlled by the hosts after a first period that had offered the visitors some encouragement.
The opening forty-five minutes suggested a more competitive afternoon was in store. Tobias Brenan was booked in the 21st minute, and bookings followed for Jack Evans, Darragh Burns, Kieran Green and Andy Cook before the interval, pointing to a match played at a confrontational tempo. Harrogate had enough of the ball to trouble Grimsby without finding a way through.
The second half belonged to the hosts. Justin Amaluzor and Chanse Headman both came on at the hour mark, and it was from that point that Grimsby began to take the game away from their visitors. Emile Acquah was introduced on 67 minutes as Harrogate sought a response, but the changes did not shift the balance.
Levi Sutton opened the scoring on 72 minutes, the same passage of play that saw a cluster of substitutions from both sides. Ellis Taylor doubled the advantage seven minutes later, and Clarke Oduor added a third on 85 minutes to settle the matter. Jude Soonsup-Bell and Henry Gray were both cautioned in the closing stages as Harrogate's frustration showed.
Grimsby move up the table with a comfortable home win. Harrogate, meanwhile, have now taken nothing from a visit that promised more than it ultimately delivered.
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