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Stockport County Mounts Thrilling Comeback Against Burton Albion with Ten Men
Stockport, Greater Manchester – In an electrifying match held at Edgeley Park, Stockport County secured an impressive victory against Burton Albion, staging a comeback from a deficit while playing a significant portion of the game with ten men. The match, part of the fifth round of League One, was marked by intensity and controversy.
Burton Albion took the lead in the 24th minute with a goal from U. Godwin-Malife, assisted by J. Beesley. The early goal seemed to foreshadow a difficult afternoon for the home side. The situation worsened for Stockport County in the 31st minute when B. Hills received a red card, leaving his team with one player less.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, Stockport County showed great resilience. In the second half, the home team pushed forward and found their reward. J. Diamond equalized in the 69th minute, thanks to an assist from K. Wootton. The comeback was completed in the 77th minute with a goal from O. Norwood, unassisted.
The match remained tense until the end, with several yellow cards shown to Stockport County players (J. Fevrier, E. Pye, O. Moxon). Despite Burton Albion’s numerical advantage, who had 53% possession and 19 shots, including 11 off target, Stockport County capitalized on their opportunities and took all three points. The home side had 47% possession and took 14 shots. The referee, Seb Stockbridge, had a busy afternoon at Edgeley Park.
Substitutions stockport county: at minute 37 M. Mothersille came in and J. Fevrier went out., at minute 38 N. Lowe came in and K. Wootton went out., at minute 46 C. O’Keeffe came in and J. Olowu went out., at minute 46 O. Dodgson came in and D. Andrew went out., at minute 89 J. Fevrier came in and O. Bailey went out.
Substitutions burton albion: at minute 82 C. Webster came in and D. Williams went out., at minute 82 T. Shade came in and F. Tavares went out., at minute 82 J. J. McKiernan came in and J. Larsson went out., at minute 83 J. Armer came in and J. Moon went out., at minute 90 K. Chauke came in and S. Krubally went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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