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Fleetwood Town and Tranmere Rovers Play Out a Tight Draw at Highbury Stadium
Fleetwood, Lancashire – Highbury Stadium hosted a keenly contested draw between Fleetwood Town and Tranmere Rovers in a League Two matchday 38 clash. Both teams displayed a clear parity, reflected in the possession statistics (50% each) and the number of goal-scoring opportunities.
While Fleetwood Town managed 10 shots (only 1 on target), Tranmere Rovers responded with 8 (3 on target). The difference in clear-cut chances was minimal, resulting in a goalless final score. The tension of the match was reflected in the yellow cards shown: one to J. Bolton of Fleetwood Town in the 50th minute and one to Z. Bradshaw of Tranmere Rovers in injury time. Referee A. Chilowicz controlled a hard-fought game, with 9 fouls committed by each team. Corner kicks were also evenly matched, with 1 for Fleetwood and 4 for Tranmere. In short, a closely fought match with few clear-cut chances that ended in a fair goalless draw.
Substitutions tranmere: at minute 59 K. Dennis came in and H. Saunders went out., at minute 59 C. Jennings came in and R. Hendry went out., at minute 59 K. Morris came in and J. Hawkes went out., at minute 89 S. Taylor came in and O. Patrick went out.
Substitutions fleetwood town: at minute 61 L. Marsh came in and K. Moore went out., at minute 76 F. Potter came in and M. Helm went out., at minute 77 D. Mayor came in and M. Virtue-Thick went out., at minute 83 M. Lane came in and O. Devonport went out., at minute 83 R. Broom came in and S. Rooney went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fleetwood Town
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