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Preston Crushes Harrogate Town in League Cup Second Round
Harrogate, North Yorkshire – Preston North End secured a dominant 5-0 victory over Harrogate Town in the League Cup Second Round. The match, held at the Exercise Stadium, saw the visitors dominate from the outset, scoring four goals in the first half.
The match started with a yellow card for A. O’Connor of Harrogate Town in the 13th minute. Preston opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a goal from S. Greenwood, who capitalised on a scoring opportunity. Greenwood scored again in the 37th minute, this time from the penalty spot. M. Osmajic joined the goal-scoring party in the 39th minute, and before half-time, he scored his second goal of the match in the 45th minute.
In the second half, Preston continued their dominance, and Osmajic completed his hat-trick in the 83rd minute.
Preston enjoyed a clear advantage in possession (69% compared to Harrogate Town’s 31%) and also had more shots on goal (13 shots, 6 of them on target, compared to 5 shots by the home side, 3 of them on target). Preston’s dominance was reflected in the scoreline, securing a convincing victory as they progressed to the next round of the League Cup.
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Substitutions harrogate town: at minute 59 D. Cornelius came in and W. Burrell went out., at minute 59 J. Muldoon came in and J. Daly went out., at minute 59 L. Gibson came in and L. Sutton went out., at minute 59 S. Duke-McKenna came in and M. Daly went out., at minute 59 S. Dooley came in and A. O’Connor went out.
Substitutions preston: at minute 60 K. Best came in and A. Hughes went out., at minute 60 J. Storey came in and L. Lindsay went out., at minute 60 K. Kesler-Hayden came in and B. Potts went out., at minute 73 A. McCann came in and S. Greenwood went out., at minute 73 M. Frokjaer-Jensen came in and S. T. Thordarson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Harrogate Town
Preston
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