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Nottingham Forest progressed to the next round of the FA Cup after defeating Exeter City 2-3 in a thrilling encounter at St James Park in Exeter, Devon. The match, a fourth-round tie, saw the visitors dominate possession (77%) and shots (31, 12 on target), compared to Exeter City’s 23% possession and 12 shots (7 on target).
Exeter City took an early lead with a goal from J. Magennis in the 5th minute. However, Nottingham Forest turned the game around with goals from R. Sosa (15′) and T. Awoniyi (37′), both assisted by I. Sangare. J. Magennis scored again for Exeter City in the 50th minute to level the score. Nottingham Forest regained the lead and secured victory in extra time.
The match was a hard-fought contest, with numerous fouls committed by both teams (10 for Exeter and 23 for Nottingham Forest). Exeter City received two yellow cards and a red card, while Nottingham Forest received one yellow card. Despite the defeat, Exeter City showed great fighting spirit, challenging a superior opponent in terms of possession and chances. Nottingham Forest’s victory secures their place in the next round of the FA Cup.
Substitutions nottingham forest: at minute 59 M. Sels came in and Carlos Miguel went out., at minute 59 N. Dominguez came in and Danilo went out., at minute 71 E. Anderson came in and R. Yates went out., at minute 72 M. Gibbs-White came in and I. Sangare went out., at minute 90 C. Wood came in and T. Awoniyi went out., at minute 91 N. Williams came in and A. Moreno went out.
Substitutions exeter city: at minute 71 C. Watts came in and R. Trevitt went out., at minute 74 T. Yogane came in and D. Mitchell went out., at minute 83 R. Woods came in and E. Francis went out., at minute 83 P. Jones came in and V. Harper went out., at minute 83 R. Cole came in and J. Richards went out., at minute 90 J. Bird came in and J. McMillan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Exeter City
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