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Exeter City Triumphs Over Shrewsbury Town in a Lively Encounter at St James Park
Exeter, Devon – Exeter City secured a victory against Shrewsbury Town in a fiercely contested match at St James Park, part of League One’s matchday 36. The game, officiated by T. Parsons, concluded with a 3-0 scoreline in favor of the home side.
The match was characterized by its intensity and the number of yellow cards. Exeter City, despite having less possession (48%), were more clinical in attack, registering 14 shots, 5 of which were on target. Shrewsbury, with 52% possession, managed 8 shots, but only 2 were on target.
Exeter opened the scoring with a goal from C. Watts in the 29th minute, assisted by B. Purrington. Prior to this, J. Magennis missed a penalty in the 27th minute. D. Mitchell extended the lead in the 48th minute. The game also saw a flurry of yellow cards: four for Exeter (Purrington, Jones, Hartridge, Trevitt) and two for Shrewsbury (Gape, Oliver). Furthermore, Feeney of Shrewsbury also received a yellow card in stoppage time.
Despite periods of numerical advantage, Shrewsbury struggled to break down the Exeter defense, and Exeter’s defensive solidity ensured the victory remained theirs. An entertaining match that saw Exeter City as the deserving winners.
Substitutions exeter city: at minute 60 J. Aitchison came in and P. Jones went out., at minute 60 V. Harper came in and C. Watts went out.
Substitutions shrewsbury: at minute 67 C. Stewart came in and M. Feeney went out., at minute 67 T. Perry came in and A. Gilliead went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Exeter City
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