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Stevenage Dominates in Shots But Burton Albion Controls Possession in a Game with Many Yellow Cards
Stevenage dominated in shots (10 vs 5), with 6 shots on goal, but Burton Albion had more possession of the ball (57% vs 43%) in a match where yellow cards were the protagonists.
The match was played at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, and was valid for the third round of the League One of the 2024 season.
The match was marked by discipline, with 8 yellow cards, 5 for Stevenage and 3 for Burton Albion. The first to be booked were the Stevenage players, with David Sweeney in the 7th minute, and then in the 34th minute, with three simultaneous cautions: Liam Thompson, Jamie Roberts and Uche Godwin-Malife (Burton Albion).
The second half of the match continued with high tension, with cautions for Tom Simpson (Stevenage) in the 50th minute, Conor Gilligan (Burton Albion) in the 68th minute, and Kieran Smith (Stevenage) in the 83rd minute. The match ended with two yellow cards for Burton Albion: Edmond Watt in the 90th minute and **
While the statistics don’t reflect a clear winner, the encounter was intense, with both teams fighting for victory. Possession of the ball favored Burton Albion, while Stevenage created more scoring chances.
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Substitutions stevenage: at minute 70 L. Appere came in and T. Simpson went out., at minute 78 E. List came in and H. White went out.
Substitutions burton albion: at minute 78 T. Kalinauskas came in and B. Whitfield went out., at minute 79 M. Bennett came in and D. Orsi-Dadomo went out., at minute 83 K. Chauke came in and C. Gilligan went out., at minute 90 N. Akoto came in and U. Godwin-Malife went out., at minute 90 J. Cooper-Love came in and D. Williams went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Burton Albion
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