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Exeter City beats Bolton in an exciting match
Exeter City secured a convincing victory over Bolton Wanderers in a vibrant match played at the Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton. The encounter, corresponding to the fourth round of the English League One, ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of the visitors.
The match began with an intense pace, with both teams showing their intent to attack. The first dangerous opportunity came in the 9th minute when Exeter City player P. Sweeney was booked for a strong tackle. In the 23rd minute, R. Santos from Bolton also received a yellow card for a similar foul.
Exeter City opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a goal from K. Doyle, who took advantage of an assist from his teammate. The second goal arrived in the 49th minute, scored by M. Alli, who finished a pass from J. Magennis.
The second half was marked by pressure from Bolton, who attempted to reduce the deficit, but the Exeter City defense proved solid. The visiting team had to make several changes to try to overturn the result, but their efforts were in vain.
The match finished with four yellow cards for Exeter City (P. Sweeney, I. Niskanen, J. Whitworth, R. Cole) and three for Bolton (R. Santos, G. Johnston, J. Dacres-Cogley).
The statistics reflect Exeter City’s dominance in the game:
* Possession: Bolton (63%) – Exeter City (37%)
* Shots: Bolton (18 – 3 on target, 9 off target) – Exeter City (6 – 2 on target, 2 off target)
* Corners: Bolton (4) – Exeter City (7)
* Fouls: Bolton (11) – Exeter City (21)
* Yellow Cards: Bolton (2) – Exeter City (4)
With this win, Exeter City accumulates 9 points and sits at the top of the league table. For their part, Bolton remains with 6 points and occupies the eighth position.
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Substitutions bolton: at minute 54 J. Osei-Tutu came in and S. Schon went out., at minute 54 J. Matete came in and J. Sheehan went out., at minute 54 V. Adeboyejo came in and J. McAtee went out., at minute 65 A. Collins came in and K. Dempsey went out.
Substitutions exeter city: at minute 60 R. Cole came in and K. Doyle went out., at minute 73 B. Purrington came in and J. Aitchison went out., at minute 73 A. Richards came in and J. Magennis went out., at minute 87 S. Cox came in and M. Alli went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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