English:
Fleetwood Town Secures Victory at Prenton Park
Birkenhead, England – In a hard-fought match at Prenton Park in the Round of 32 of the EFL Trophy, Fleetwood Town secured a narrow victory over Tranmere Rovers. Despite Tranmere dominating possession with 58% compared to Fleetwood Town’s 42%, they couldn’t convert their superiority into goals.
The game remained goalless until the 57th minute when an own goal by P. Brough gave Fleetwood Town the lead. However, the joy didn’t last long for the visitors, as Tranmere relentlessly sought an equalizer. Nevertheless, R. Coughlan extended Fleetwood Town’s lead in the 71st minute, assisted by L. McCann. M. Helm sealed the victory in the 88th minute, following an assist from R. Coughlan.
Tranmere demonstrated a greater offensive drive, with 11 total shots (7 on target and 3 off target) compared to Fleetwood Town’s 7 (3 on target and 3 off target). However, Fleetwood Town’s defense proved solid, and Tranmere only managed one corner compared to their opponent’s two. The match was physical, with Fleetwood Town committing 10 fouls and Tranmere committing 5. The referee cautioned two Fleetwood Town players (F. Potter and Z. Medley) during the game.
Fleetwood Town thus advances to the next round of the EFL Trophy, while Tranmere Rovers exits the tournament on their home ground.
Substitutions tranmere: at minute 46 E. Bristow came in and C. Whitaker went out., at minute 66 N. Kenneh came in and S. Finley went out., at minute 81 J. Ironside came in and J. Davison went out., at minute 81 T. Harris came in and C. Jennings went out., at minute 83 S. Solomon came in and B. Blacker went out.
Substitutions fleetwood town: at minute 46 E. Ennis came in and L. McCann went out., at minute 61 F. Potter came in and K. Hughes went out., at minute 70 W. Davies came in and R. Coughlan went out., at minute 70 M. Virtue-Thick came in and H. Neal went out., at minute 81 J. Norwood came in and R. Graydon went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Tranmere
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