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Draw at Highbury Stadium: Fleetwood Town and Walsall Share the Spoils
Fleetwood, Lancashire – Fleetwood Town and Walsall played out a 1-1 draw in a tightly contested match at Highbury Stadium. The League Two encounter, part of the eighth round of the regular season, left both teams with mixed feelings.
Fleetwood Town took the lead in the 16th minute with a goal from R. Graydon, assisted by J. Davies. The home side, with a dominant 62% possession, looked set for victory. However, Walsall responded and equalized in the 25th minute through a goal by D. Kanu, assisted by R. Finnigan.
Despite Fleetwood Town’s territorial advantage, Walsall created more dangerous opportunities, registering a total of 13 shots compared to their opponent’s 8. The match was intense and closely fought, with a total of 21 fouls committed by both teams. Referee Neil Hair showed yellow cards to J. Bolton of Fleetwood Town and V. Harper of Walsall. Ultimately, the score remained unchanged, and the game ended in a draw.
Substitutions walsall: at minute 66 L. Warrington came in and B. Comley went out., at minute 66 R. Finnigan came in and R. Richards went out., at minute 78 D. Kanu came in and A. Adomah went out., at minute 78 A. Pressley came in and J. Matt went out.
Substitutions fleetwood town: at minute 70 S. Rooney came in and E. Ennis went out., at minute 77 J. Norwood came in and W. Davies went out., at minute 77 R. Graydon came in and C. Evans went out., at minute 78 M. Helm came in and H. Neal went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fleetwood Town
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