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Birmingham defeated Exeter City 2-1 in a thrilling match played at St James Park in Exeter, Devon on December 10th, 2024. The game, part of the EFL Trophy’s 2nd Round, was characterized by its intensity and a closely contested scoreline for much of the match.
Birmingham dominated possession (65%) and created more scoring opportunities (14 shots, 5 on target), while Exeter City, despite having less possession (35%), showed attacking efficiency with 13 shots, 7 of which were on target.
Goals arrived at crucial moments. L. Harris opened the scoring for Birmingham in the 22nd minute, assisted by K. Anderson. P. Sweeney equalized for Exeter City in the 32nd minute. The second half maintained the excitement, with K. Anderson scoring the winning goal for Birmingham in the 78th minute, assisted by A. Yokoyama.
The match was marked by disciplinary issues, with a total of 5 yellow cards shown; 3 to Exeter City (M. Alli, R. Cole, and K. Doyle) and 2 to Birmingham (L. Buchanan and A. Yokoyama). Additionally, B. Peacock-Farrell of Birmingham also received a yellow card at the end of the match. Despite the tension, referee S. Mulhall maintained control of the game. The victory puts Birmingham in a strong position in the competition.
Substitutions exeter city: at minute 46 R. Cole came in and J. Aitchison went out., at minute 61 J. Magennis came in and J. Bird went out., at minute 79 D. Mitchell came in and K. McDonald went out., at minute 79 I. Niskanen came in and V. Harper went out., at minute 83 K. Doyle came in and J. Richards went out.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 60 Paik Seung-Ho came in and L. Buchanan went out., at minute 60 A. May came in and L. Jutkiewicz went out., at minute 80 K. Bielik came in and E. Laird went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Exeter City
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