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Brentford Unleashes Goalscoring Barrage at Blundell Park
Cleethorpes witnessed a resounding victory for Brentford over Grimsby in the League Cup, ending with a score of 5 to 0. The match, played at Blundell Park, quickly tilted in favor of the visitors.
Brentford displayed devastating effectiveness, capitalizing on their 57% ball possession to create constant goal-scoring opportunities. M. Jensen opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, assisted by K. Lewis-Potter. Shortly after, in the 26th minute, K. Lewis-Potter extended the lead, this time with an assist from R. Nelson. Before halftime, R. Nelson added his name to the scoresheet in the 43rd minute, thanks to a pass from F. Carvalho.
In the second half, Brentford continued their onslaught. F. Carvalho scored from a penalty in the 54th minute. Grimsby, though fighting, couldn’t contain the visiting team’s offensive wave. N. Collins sealed the deal in the 75th minute, assisted by M. Jensen.
Grimsby, with 43% possession, struggled to create danger, registering only 2 shots on target out of their 4 attempts. The frustration led to cards, including a yellow for C. McJannet. Brentford, on the other hand, demonstrated manifest superiority, with 5 shots on target out of their 11 attempts, and ruthless precision in front of the opposing goal.
Substitutions grimsby: at minute 57 J. Kabia came in and J. Walker went out., at minute 57 E. Khouri came in and T. Warren went out., at minute 58 D. Burns came in and J. Svanthorsson went out., at minute 58 G. McEachran came in and G. D. Turi went out., at minute 76 C. Vernam came in and D. Rose went out.
Substitutions brentford: at minute 60 D. Ouattara came in and K. Schade went out., at minute 60 S. van den Berg came in and N. Collins went out., at minute 68 R. Nelson came in and R. Donovan went out., at minute 68 F. Onyeka came in and V. Janelt went out., at minute 71 B. Arthur came in and M. Kayode went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Grimsby
Brentford
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