English:
Millwall Secures Victory in Bristol with Ivanovic Goal
Bristol, England – In a match held at Ashton Gate Stadium, Millwall surprised Bristol City with a 1-0 victory in the 19th round of the Championship. Despite Bristol City’s territorial dominance, holding 68% possession and generating 10 shots, only two were on target. The home team also had 7 corners, but failed to capitalize on them.
Millwall, on the other hand, demonstrated effectiveness with a more direct approach. With 32% possession, the “Lions” managed to generate 11 shots, five of them on target. The only goal of the match came in the 59th minute, when M. Ivanovic took advantage of an assist from R. Bangura-Williams to beat the home goalkeeper.
The match was tense and hard-fought, evidenced by the high number of fouls committed: 17 by Millwall and 7 by Bristol City. Referee Edward Duckworth cautioned six players in total: five from Millwall (R. Bangura-Williams, J. Cooper, S. Armstrong, Z. Sturge, A. Doughty and T. Ballo) and one from Bristol City.
Despite Bristol City’s efforts to equalize, Millwall’s defense was solid and organized, preventing the home side from converting their dominance into goals. The victory allows Millwall to add three important points in their fight to climb the league table.
Substitutions millwall: at minute 46 C. De Norre came in and C. Neghli went out., at minute 73 R. Bangura-Williams came in and T. Ballo went out., at minute 73 A. Emakhu came in and D. McNamara went out., at minute 82 D. Kelly came in and A. Doughty went out., at minute 82 F. Azeez came in and M. Langstaff went out.
Substitutions bristol city: at minute 64 J. Knight came in and S. Armstrong went out., at minute 64 M. Sykes came in and R. McCrorie went out., at minute 82 Neto Borges came in and C. Pring went out., at minute 85 G. Tanner came in and Y. Hirakawa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bristol City
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