English
Plymouth Claims Victory in a Tense Match Riddled with Cards at Peterborough
Peterborough, England – An intense match filled with cards marked the encounter between Peterborough and Plymouth at the Weston Homes Stadium, corresponding to matchday 27 of League One. Despite dominating possession with 68%, Peterborough failed to convert their dominance into goals. Plymouth, with a more direct game, secured the victory thanks to a goal by A. Pepple in the 23rd minute, following an assist from L. Tolaj.
The match was defined by aggression, reflected in a total of 11 yellow cards and one red card. Peterborough accumulated seven cautions and the expulsion of P. Kioso in the 89th minute, while Plymouth received four yellow cards.
Regarding statistics, Plymouth was more effective in attack, despite having less ball possession. They recorded 23 total shots, of which 4 were on target, in contrast to Peterborough’s 8 shots, of which only 2 were on target. Both teams generated a similar number of corners, with 8 for Peterborough and 9 for Plymouth. However, the higher number of fouls committed by Plymouth (20) compared to those of Peterborough (12) shows a contested match with a lot of friction.
Substitutions peterborough: at minute 25 T. O’Connor came in and G. Nevett went out., at minute 60 J. Morgan came in and O. Aderoju went out., at minute 77 H. Leonard came in and D. O’Brien-Brady went out., at minute 77 K. Lisbie came in and C. Hayes went out., at minute 77 B. Khela came in and D. Frith went out.
Substitutions plymouth: at minute 85 A. Pepple came in and C. Watts went out., at minute 90 M. Sorinola came in and B. Wiredu went out., at minute 90 L. Tolaj came in and K. Szucs went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Peterborough
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