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Barnsley Edges Past Exeter City in Thrilling League One Encounter
Barnsley secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Exeter City at St James Park in Exeter, Devon on December 14th, 2024. The League One match, refereed by S. Tallis, was a thrilling encounter in the 20th round of the regular season.
Exeter City took the lead in the 13th minute through a goal by J. Magennis. However, Barnsley fought back strongly in the second half, scoring two goals. K. Nwakali netted the equalizer in the 49th minute, before D. Keillor-Dunn secured the win in the 58th minute, assisted by S. Humphrys.
Despite Exeter City enjoying more possession (52%), Barnsley proved more clinical in front of goal, registering 13 shots compared to Exeter’s 7. Exeter managed 2 shots on target, while Barnsley had 3. Disciplinary-wise, Barnsley’s C. McCarthy and D. Pines received yellow cards, with K. Lofthouse receiving a second yellow in stoppage time. The match was a keenly contested affair, with a total of 15 fouls committed (7 by Exeter and 8 by Barnsley).
Substitutions exeter city: at minute 46 R. Cole came in and C. Watts went out., at minute 65 J. Bird came in and J. Magennis went out., at minute 66 D. Mitchell came in and R. Woods went out., at minute 66 V. Harper came in and J. Aitchison went out., at minute 66 J. Richards came in and M. Alli went out.
Substitutions barnsley: at minute 80 K. Lofthouse came in and J. Russell went out., at minute 80 M. Watters came in and S. Humphrys went out., at minute 90 V. Yoganathan came in and D. Keillor-Dunn went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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