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Stockport County and Cardiff Draw in a Hard-Fought Match at Edgeley Park
Stockport, Greater Manchester – In a match corresponding to matchday 8 of League One, Stockport County and Cardiff City drew in a game where intensity was the predominant note. Watched closely by referee Simon Mather, the match played at Edgeley Park saw Stockport take the lead in the 34th minute thanks to a penalty converted by O. Norwood.
Cardiff, with more ball possession (53% compared to Stockport’s 47%), fought to find the equalizer. Despite generating fewer goal opportunities (4 total shots against Stockport’s 14), the visitors’ persistence was rewarded in the 90th minute, when Y. Salech scored a goal, assisted by C. Willock, which decreed the final draw.
The match, overseen by Simon Mather, was marked by numerous fouls (14 for Stockport, 11 for Cardiff) and a yellow card for P. Ng of Cardiff in the 40th minute. Stockport County dominated in shots with 14 attempts, while Cardiff only managed 4. However, the effectiveness of the visiting attack at the end of the match allowed them to take a valuable point from their visit to Stockport. The match was played in the context of the 2025 League One season.
Substitutions cardiff: at minute 63 C. Ashford came in and I. Davies went out., at minute 63 J. Colwill came in and D. Turnbull went out., at minute 72 P. Ng came in and C. Robinson went out., at minute 72 R. Wintle came in and R. Kpakio went out., at minute 72 C. Chambers came in and D. Lawlor went out.
Substitutions stockport county: at minute 73 O. Bailey came in and C. Camps went out., at minute 73 B. Andresson came in and O. Moxon went out., at minute 81 T. Onyango came in and C. O’Keeffe went out., at minute 90 J. Diamond came in and C. Connolly went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Stockport County
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