Fleetwood Town defeats Walsall in a thrilling match
Fleetwood Town secured a convincing 7-2 victory over Walsall in a match full of excitement at the Poundland Bescot Stadium. The encounter, corresponding to the ninth round of League Two, was marked by Fleetwood Town’s territorial dominance that translated into a deluge of goals.
Walsall opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a goal by H. Williams, assisted by J. Matt. However, Fleetwood Town responded quickly with a goal by R. Coughlan in the 25th minute, also assisted by R. Graydon. Walsall regained the lead before halftime with a goal by J. Matt in the 45th minute, assisted by N. Lowe.
In the second half, Fleetwood Town took control of the match. R. Coughlan scored from a penalty in the 50th minute to equalize the score and K. Hughes joined the goal-scoring party with two goals in the 57th and 68th minutes, both assisted by R. Graydon. M. Virtue-Thick and M. Helm completed the rout with two more goals in the 86th and 90th minutes, respectively.
Fleetwood Town dominated possession with 52% compared to Walsall’s 48%. They also excelled in shot accuracy, scoring 6 of the 10 shots they took. Walsall, meanwhile, only managed to score 3 out of the 13 shots they took.
D. Baines officiated the match. Fleetwood Town received one yellow card, while Walsall finished the match without any cautions.
This result places Fleetwood Town in a favorable position in the league table, while Walsall will need to improve their performance if they want to aspire to promotion spots.
Substitutions fleetwood town: at minute 13 R. Bennett came in and B. Wiredu went out., at minute 84 M. Helm came in and D. Mayor went out., at minute 85 K. Harratt came in and R. Coughlan went out.
Substitutions walsall: at minute 56 A. Adomah came in and J. Matt went out., at minute 56 J. Earing came in and C. Lakin went out., at minute 72 R. Cleary came in and C. Barrett went out., at minute 77 D. Johnson came in and J. Jellis went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Walsall
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