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Notts County Secures Home Victory with Dominance and Clinical Finishing
Notts County defeated Cambridge United in a match played at Meadow Lane, Nottingham, with a final score of 2 to 0. The match, corresponding to matchday 14 of League Two, reflected a clear dominance of the home team, which maintained possession of the ball for 68% of the time.
Despite the greater possession, Notts County took time to materialize their superiority on the scoreboard. The first goal came in the 72nd minute, by A. Jatta, with an assist from J. Jones, unleashing euphoria in the local fans. Cambridge United, on the other hand, tried to counter Notts County’s game with a more physical game, which resulted in three yellow cards for their players.
The second goal of Notts County came in the 90th minute, again by A. Jatta, this time without an assist, thus sealing the victory and securing the three points for the home team. Although Cambridge United had more shots on goal (1) than Notts County (2), the latter knew how to take advantage of their opportunities, and despite having more shots off target than Notts County (3 and 1 respectively) and more corners (5 and 0) they were not able to discount.
Substitutions notts county: at minute 22 R. McDonald came in and L. Ness went out., at minute 62 C. Grant came in and M. Dennis went out., at minute 62 N. Tsaroulla came in and K. Bennetts went out., at minute 62 S. Robertson came in and T. Iorpenda went out., at minute 78 J. Jones came in and Q. Kouhyar went out.
Substitutions cambridge united: at minute 36 S. Lavery came in and E. Kachunga went out., at minute 77 S. Kaikai came in and J. Brophy went out., at minute 77 B. Purrington came in and B. Knight went out., at minute 77 D. Ball came in and K. Smith went out., at minute 78 J. Gibbons came in and M. Jobe went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Notts County
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