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Salford City Edges Out Bristol Rovers in a Tightly Contested Match
Salford, England – In a hard-fought match at the Peninsula Stadium, Salford City secured a victory against Bristol Rovers in a League Two encounter corresponding to matchday 28. The lone goal of the game arrived early, in the 8th minute, courtesy of R. Graydon, who capitalized on an assist from K. N’Mai to put his team ahead.
Despite having 44% ball possession compared to Bristol Rovers’ 56%, Salford proved to be more effective in front of goal. The home side generated 9 shots, 4 of which were on target, while Bristol Rovers only managed 2 shots on target from 7 attempts. The match was characterized by its intensity, with a total of 16 fouls committed between both teams. Salford City received two yellow cards, for L. Garbutt and H. Mnoga, while Bristol Rovers remained clean in this regard. Salford also dominated in corner kicks with 8, compared to Bristol Rovers’ 4. In the end, Graydon’s early goal proved to be the difference, securing all three points for Salford City at their home ground.
Substitutions bristol rovers: at minute 46 A. Kilgour came in and T. Lockyer went out., at minute 46 L. Thomas came in and J. Senior went out., at minute 46 I. Hutchinson came in and E. Harrison went out., at minute 70 S. Forde came in and Y. Akhamrich went out., at minute 78 K. Thompson-Sommers came in and K. Conteh went out.
Substitutions salford city: at minute 70 J. Austerfield came in and B. Woodburn went out., at minute 70 H. Mnoga came in and R. Longelo-Mbule went out., at minute 83 J. Grant came in and O. Ashley went out., at minute 83 K. Cesay came in and M. Butcher went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Salford City
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