English
Charlton Triumphs Over Exeter City at The Valley
Charlton Athletic secured a victory against Exeter City in a lively match played at The Valley in London. The League One fixture, refereed by A. Davies, ended 3-0 in favor of the home side, part of the regular season, game 33.
Despite having less possession (58% for Charlton and 42% for Exeter), Charlton proved more clinical in front of goal. An own goal by MacDonald in the 20th minute opened the scoring. Exeter City received three yellow cards (Niskanen, Mitchell, and Colwill), and committed more fouls (11 compared to Charlton’s 8), but couldn’t prevent Campbell from scoring Charlton’s second in the 68th minute. Leaburn sealed the 3-0 win with a goal in the 84th minute. Charlton also received four yellow cards (Anderson, Small, and two further cautions in the closing stages), and managed 11 shots on goal (5 on target). Exeter had 5 shots, only one on target. Charlton’s dominance in the attacking areas was reflected in the corner count (6 for Charlton and 2 for Exeter).
In short, a game dominated by the home side, resolved by Charlton’s efficiency in front of goal and Exeter’s misfortune.
Substitutions exeter city: at minute 31 R. Woods came in and I. Niskanen went out., at minute 46 T. Yogane came in and J. Richards went out., at minute 64 R. Cole came in and D. Mitchell went out., at minute 79 P. S. Jones came in and R. Trevitt went out., at minute 79 A. Oluwabori came in and J. Colwill went out.
Substitutions charlton: at minute 75 A. Gilbert came in and L. Berry went out., at minute 75 M. Leaburn came in and M. Godden went out., at minute 86 T. McIntyre came in and C. Coventry went out., at minute 86 D. Kanu came in and T. Campbell went out., at minute 89 T. Watson came in and J. Edwards went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Charlton
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