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Aston Villa U21 beat Fleetwood Town in a thrilling encounter
Fleetwood, Lancashire – Aston Villa U21 secured a 3-2 victory over Fleetwood Town in a thrilling match at Highbury Stadium in the EFL Trophy. The match was characterized by the intensity and effectiveness of both teams, with a total of 5 goals and 6 yellow cards.
Aston Villa U21 dominated possession with 68%, which translated into a higher number of shots (13 in total, 6 on target) and they managed to open the scoring in the 28th minute with a goal from Emiliano Buendía, assisted by Ross Barkley. Buendía scored again in the 40th minute, this time with the help of Jordan Jimoh, to put the visitors 2-0 up.
Fleetwood Town, in turn, reacted in the 53rd minute with a goal from Ryan Coughlan, assisted by Paddy Smith, and then tied the game in the 59th minute with a goal from Andrew Odubeko. However, Aston Villa U21 regained the lead in the 88th minute thanks to a goal from Kaine Pierre, assisted by Benjamin Broggio.
Despite the dangerous opportunities created by both teams, the match was decided by Aston Villa U21’s greater effectiveness. Fleetwood Town, which had 32% possession, managed to shoot 8 times (4 on target) but failed to take advantage of the opportunities they generated, which was reflected in the final score.
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Substitutions fleetwood town: at minute 46 K. Harratt came in and T. Lonergan went out., at minute 46 A. Odubeko came in and L. Roberts went out., at minute 65 H. Holgate came in and R. Coughlan went out., at minute 65 K. Hughes came in and M. Helm went out., at minute 83 R. Wilkes came in and P. Smith went out.
Substitutions aston villa u21: at minute 46 J. Ramsey came in and J. Jimoh went out., at minute 77 K. Taylor came in and R. Barkley went out., at minute 77 T. Rowe came in and L. Bogarde went out., at minute 77 K. Pierre came in and E. Buendia went out., at minute 77 M. Cotcher came in and K. Moore went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fleetwood Town
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