Exeter City surprises Oldham Athletic with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

OLDHAM. Exeter City had a surprising win over Oldham Athletic with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Taylor (52') and a goal from J. Brown (90').

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March 20, 2022

OLDHAM. Exeter City had a surprising win over Oldham Athletic with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Taylor (52′) and a goal from J. Brown (90′).

Exeter City remained in 10 after N. Atangana received a red card in the 90′.

S. Hart missed a decisive penalty (73′). That would have allowed Oldham Athletic to draw the match.

The match was played at the Boundary Park stadium in Oldham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge who had the assistance of Andrew Aylott and Lisa Rashid. The 4th official was Daniel Woodward. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.7 degrees Celsius or 54.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Oldham Athletic

0 - 2

Exeter City

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

9 Total 11
3 On Target 5
6 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 0

101 Attack 82
40 Dangerous attack 39
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
7 Corners 7

Fouls

7 Total 12
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Oldham Athletic was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Exeter City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Oldham Athletic was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Exeter City succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.

Oldham Athletic shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Exeter City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Oldham Athletic received 2 yellow cards (S. Hart and J. Clarke). On the opposite side, Exeter City received 3 yellow cards (T. Dieng, A. Collins and N. Atangana).

Also, Exeter City didn’t finish the match with 11 players after N. Atangana (Exeter City) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

14'

45'

46'

52'

Kyle Taylor(goal)

63'

65'

68'

69'

71'

73'

79'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Oldham Athletic will stay with 31 points to sit in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Exeter City will have 64 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Oldham Athletic will host Mansfield Town on the 26th of March with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Oldham Athletic (4 draws).

Exeter City will host Colchester United on the 15th of April with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (6 draws).