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Doncaster Clinches Home Victory in Thrilling Match
Doncaster defeated Peterborough in a hard-fought match at the Eco-Power Stadium, in the 18th round of League One. The home team made the most of their opportunities, demonstrating great effectiveness in the first half. J. Gibson emerged as the star of the match, scoring two early goals in the 7th and 24th minutes, both assisted by L. Molyneux and G. Broadbent respectively, giving Doncaster a comfortable lead.
Peterborough reacted in the second half, pressing with more intensity and managing to reduce the deficit in the 50th minute thanks to a goal by H. Leonard, assisted by A. Collins. However, despite their dominance in ball possession (64% compared to Doncaster’s 36%), Peterborough failed to equalize.
The match was characterized by intense and contested play, with a total of seven yellow cards shown. Doncaster accumulated five cautions (B. Hanlan, H. Clifton, C. O’Riordan, J. McGrath and J. Maxwell), while Peterborough received two (P. Kioso and B. Woods). Regarding overall statistics, Peterborough had more shots (10 compared to Doncaster’s 9), but only managed to put five on target, while Doncaster was more precise with three shots on goal. The match ended with a victory for Doncaster, who managed to manage their advantage and withstand the pressure from their rival.
Substitutions peterborough: at minute 46 J. Morgan came in and H. Leonard went out., at minute 46 B. Khela came in and D. Frith went out., at minute 71 K. Lisbie came in and G. Lindgren went out.
Substitutions doncaster: at minute 61 H. Clifton came in and R. Gotts went out., at minute 62 B. Hanlan came in and B. Sharp went out., at minute 73 J. Gibson came in and S. Grehan went out., at minute 84 L. Molyneux came in and G. Middleton went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Doncaster
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