English:
Cardiff Secures Narrow Victory Over Exeter City Amidst Possession Dominance
Cardiff clinched a victory in a match held at the Cardiff City Stadium against Exeter City, in a game corresponding to matchday 22 of League One. The home team imposed their game, dominating ball possession with 60% compared to Exeter City’s 40%.
The only goal of the match arrived in the 53rd minute, thanks to a goal by A. Robertson, who capitalized on an assist from D. Lawlor to put Cardiff ahead. Despite their territorial dominance and generating more goal-scoring opportunities, with 13 total shots, 4 of which were on target, Cardiff failed to extend their lead. Exeter City, on the other hand, although with less possession, attempted to create danger, but could only manage one shot on target out of their 8 attempts.
The match was also characterized by physical play, with a total of 19 fouls committed between both teams. The referee showed several yellow cards: three to Cardiff players (I. Davies, J. Bagan and C. Chambers) and one to an Exeter City player (L. Oakes). Despite the intensity and the cautions, the score remained unchanged, and Cardiff sealed an important victory in their quest to climb the table.
Substitutions cardiff: at minute 57 I. Davies came in and C. Willock went out., at minute 79 A. Robertson came in and J. Colwill went out., at minute 79 O. Kellyman came in and D. Turnbull went out., at minute 80 P. Ng came in and R. Kpakio went out., at minute 90 C. Ashford came in and W. Fish went out.
Substitutions exeter city: at minute 65 A. Higgins came in and R. Cole went out., at minute 80 E. Brierley came in and L. Oakes went out., at minute 80 J. Aitchison came in and C. Mendes went out., at minute 80 J. Doyle-Hayes came in and K. McDonald went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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