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Accrington Stanley Overpowers Oldham in League Cup Clash
Accrington, Lancashire – In a lively match held at Wham Stadium, Accrington Stanley defeated Oldham with a score of 3 to 1 in the preliminary round of the League Cup. The game, officiated by Scott Oldham, was marked by an initial dominance from Accrington, who capitalized on their opportunities in the first half.
Just 10 minutes into the game, A. Popoola opened the scoring for Accrington with an assist from K. Mooney. Seven minutes later, K. Mooney extended the lead with a goal of his own, assisted by F. Rawson. Accrington’s supremacy was further cemented in the 34th minute with a goal by J. Woods.
Although Oldham displayed more ball possession (58% compared to Accrington’s 42%), they failed to translate that dominance into clear scoring opportunities. It wasn’t until the 62nd minute that R. Ogle pulled one back for Oldham, assisted by K. Morris.
Despite Oldham’s goal, Accrington maintained control of the match. The game was characterized by intensity, reflected in the yellow cards shown to C. Brown and D. Love of Accrington, and K. Morris of Oldham. Accrington committed 13 fouls, while Oldham accumulated 17.
Regarding goal-scoring opportunities, both teams made 11 shots, but Accrington showed greater effectiveness in front of the goal, with 4 shots on target compared to Oldham’s 2. Accrington earned one corner, while Oldham generated six.
Substitutions oldham: at minute 37 T. Donaghy came in and M. Hudson went out., at minute 61 J. Hawkes came in and K. Drummond went out., at minute 79 K. Morris came in and J. Stevens went out., at minute 79 R. Woods came in and T. Conlon went out.
Substitutions accrington st: at minute 63 A. Popoola came in and C. Caton went out., at minute 66 K. Mooney came in and T. Walton went out., at minute 84 S. Conneely came in and D. Love went out., at minute 84 C. Brown came in and L. Coyle went out., at minute 84 A. Henderson came in and I. Sinclair went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Accrington ST
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