Chesterfield beat Salford City in a game full of cards
Chesterfield secured a 1-0 victory over Salford City in a League Two match marked by a high number of yellow cards and a red card.
The game was played at the SMH Group Stadium in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and started out evenly. However, the tone of the match shifted after the 45th minute when Brian Woodburn of Salford City received a yellow card. From that moment on, Salford was overwhelmed by cards, accumulating a total of seven in the match, including a red card for C. Tilt in the 71st minute.
Despite their numerical advantage, Chesterfield had to wait until the 69th minute to open the scoring. J. Berry-McNally took advantage of a pass from L. Gordon to make it 1-0.
Salford tried to react in the final stretch, managing to score a goal in the 86th minute through K. N’Mai, but the goal was ruled offside.
The match statistics reflect Chesterfield’s dominance: 65% possession, 11 shots (3 on target, 4 off target), 7 corners, and 8 fouls. Salford, on the other hand, had 35% possession, 6 shots (2 on target, 2 off target), 1 corner, and 15 fouls.
The victory allows Chesterfield to add three crucial points in their fight for promotion, while Salford remains without points in a match that could have cost them dearly.
Substitutions salford city: at minute 21 J. Austerfield came in and O. Ashley went out., at minute 46 J. Taylor came in and C. McAleny went out., at minute 64 D. Chesters came in and J. Luamba went out., at minute 78 K. N’Mai came in and T. Edwards went out., at minute 78 M. Dackers came in and C. Stockton went out.
Substitutions chesterfield: at minute 77 M. Jacobs came in and D. Markanday went out., at minute 84 B. Hobson came in and J. Berry-McNally went out., at minute 84 J. Quigley came in and W. Grigg went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chesterfield
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