EXETER. Exeter City beat Morecambe 3-2 thanks to J. Stansfield who scored in the 49th, 57th and 70th minute. Exeter City was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Brook with the assistance of Paul Lister and Marvyn Amphlett. The 4th official was Adam Ricketts. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 3 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 5
- 8 Shots blocked 3
- 137 Attack 83
- 59 Dangerous attack 20
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Exeter City had a strong ball possession 69% while Morecambe was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Exeter City won the match.
Exeter City shot 15 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Morecambe shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Exeter City received 4 yellow cards (Pedro Borges, Pierce Sweeney, Harry Kite and Jake Caprice). Talking about the opposition, Morecambe received 3 yellow cards (Jensen Weir, Adam Mayor and Ashley Hunter).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Exeter City will have 56 points like Burton Albion to sit in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Morecambe will stay with 44 points like Accrington Stanley to sit in the 22nd place.
Next matches
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Jamal Blackman, Jonathan Grounds, Will Aimson, Alex Hartridge, Demetri Mitchell, Archie Collins, Josh Key, Kgagelo Chauke, Pedro Borges, Sam Nombe and Jay Stansfield.
The home team had on the bench: Sonny Cox, Josh Coley, Jake Caprice, James Scott, Jack Sparkes, Harry Kite and Pierce Sweeney.
Exeter City could not rely on the presence of Harry Kite (injured) and J. Scott (injured).
Substitutions
Exeter City made 6 changes: Alex Hartridge for Pierce Sweeney (35′), Kgaogelo Chauke for Harry Kite (62′), Demetri Mitchell for Jack Sparkes (63′), Pedro Borges for Jake Caprice (74′), Jay Stansfield for Sonny Cox (74′) and Sam Nombe for James Scott (87′).
Morecambe – Formation
Morecambe started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Derek Adams played with: Connor Ripley, Farrend Rawson, Liam Gibson, Jacob Bedeau, Daniel Crowley, Ryan Cooney, Jensen Weir, Josh Austerfield, Jake Taylor, Arthur Gnahoua and Cole Stockton.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Dynel Simeu, El-Hadji Baye Oumar Niasse, Liam Shaw, Adam Smith, Ryan Delaney, Adam Major and Ashley Hunter.
Substitutions
Morecambe made 6 changes: Jake Taylor for Ryan Delaney (44′), Arthur Gnahoua for Oumar Niasse (46′), Dan Crowley for Ashley Hunter (55′), Ryan Cooney for Adam Major (55′), Farrend Rawson for Liam Shaw (62′) and Josh Austerfield for Dynel Simeu (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Sheffield Wednesday – Derby County – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-2
- Port Vale – Plymouth Argyle – 1-3
- Oxford United – Accrington Stanley – 1-2
- Lincoln City – Shrewsbury Town – 1-0
- Fleetwood Town – Ipswich Town – 2-2
- Exeter City – Morecambe – 3-2
- Cheltenham Town – Charlton Athletic – 2-2
- Cambridge United – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
- Burton Albion – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-0
- Bristol Rovers – Bolton Wanderers – 2-3
- Barnsley – Peterborough United – 0-2