EXETER. Charlton Athletic conquered Exeter City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Charlton Athletic to strike first with an early goal of Jesurun Rak-Sakyi at the 8′. Then Corey Blackett-Taylor scored again for Charlton Athletic in the 18′ minute. Eventually, Demetri Mitchell reduced the distance for Exeter City (31′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Declan Bourne with the assistance of Andrew Bennett and Daniel Flynn. The 4th official was Jack Clench. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 108 Attack 83
- 64 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Exeter City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Charlton Athletic that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Charlton Athletic succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Exeter City shot 15 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Charlton Athletic shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 2 yellow cards (Jay Stansfield and Harry Kite). On the opposite side, Charlton Athletic received 2 yellow cards (Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Lucas Ness).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Exeter City will stay with 38 points to remain in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Charlton Athletic will have 34 points to hold in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Exeter City (11 draws).
Charlton Athletic will play away agasint Cheltenham Town on the 6th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Jamal Blackman, Pierce Sweeney, Jake Caprice, Will Aimson, Alex Hartridge, Rekeem Harper, Archie Collins, Jack Sparkes, Joe White, Sam Nombe and Jay Stansfield.
The home team had on the bench: Kgagelo Chauke, Cheick Diabate, Scott Brown, Kevin McDonald, Harry Kite, Gary Woods, Demetri Mitchell and James Scott.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 4 changes: Jack Sparkes for Demetri Mitchell (27′), Archie Collins for Harry Kite (71′), Rekeem Harper for Kevin McDonald (71′) and Joe White for James Scott (80′).
Charlton Athletic – Formation
Charlton Athletic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Dean Holden played with: Ashley Maynard-Brewer, Ryan Inniss, Matthew Penney, Lucas Ness, George Dobson, Scott Fraser, Corey Taylor, Sean Clare, Gavin Kilkenny, Jesuran Rak-Sakyi and Macauley Bonne.
They had on the bench: Miles Leaburn, Aaron Henry, Nathan Harness, Terell Thomas, Jack Payne, Tyreece Campbell and Albie Morgan.
Substitutions
Charlton Athletic made 2 changes: Macauley Bonne for Miles Leaburn (74′) and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi for Terell Thomas (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Sheffield Wednesday – Plymouth Argyle – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Barnsley – 1-1
- Port Vale – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-3
- Oxford United – Shrewsbury Town – 0-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Peterborough United – 0-2
- Fleetwood Town – Burton Albion – 2-3
- Exeter City – Charlton Athletic – 1-2
- Derby County – Morecambe – 5-0
- Cambridge United – Ipswich Town – 1-1
- Bristol Rovers – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
- Accrington Stanley – Lincoln City – 0-3