Newport County defeats Morecambe in a tense encounter
Newport County secured a 1-0 victory over Morecambe in a match filled with tension and yellow cards.
The only goal of the game came in the 9th minute, courtesy of a strike from A. Wildig, assisted by a teammate.
The match was littered with fouls, with Morecambe committing 14 and Newport County 13. Both teams exhibited an aggressive style of play, resulting in a total of 8 yellow cards, 4 for each side.
Statistically, both teams enjoyed equal possession (50%) and Morecambe had 16 shots on goal (4 on target, 7 off target) compared to Newport County’s 7 shots (1 on target, 4 off target). Morecambe also had 9 corners to Newport County’s 1.
The win leaves Newport County with three points in the table, while Morecambe remain with zero points.
Substitutions newport county: at minute 59 N. Mawene came in and B. Morris went out., at minute 76 K. Evans came in and B. Kamwa went out., at minute 90 C. Evans came in and A. Wildig went out.
Substitutions morecambe: at minute 65 P. Lewis came in and H. Macadam went out., at minute 65 L. Angol came in and H. Hope went out., at minute 65 B. Tollitt came in and J. Slew went out., at minute 75 A. Lewis came in and D. Tutonda went out., at minute 90 T. White came in and Y. Songo’o went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Morecambe
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