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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 1, season 28)
Walsall
v.
Burton Albion
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Jordan PICKFORD516António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, BETO
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE28Brandon MECHELE
Robert HUTH38Rasim TAGIRBEKOV
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA48Stefano MAURI
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón757Timm KLOSE
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral666Steven de Sousa VITÓRIA
Gabriel TORJE77Walter Alejandro GARGANO Guevara
Alain TRAORÉ8Matías Ariel FERNÁNDEZ Fernández
Billel OMRANI69Óscar René CARDOZO Marín
WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins7106Martin BRAITHWAITE
Diego Martín FORLÁN Corazo711IAGO Aspas Juncal
Manager
Jan MORÁVEK12JÁDSON Rodrigues da Silva
Arran LEE-BARRETT13ASSIS Giovanaz
Alejandro POZUELO Melero14Bartosz SALAMON
Martin Nicolás BENÍTEZ615Vedad IBISEVIC
Stefano SABELLI16Danny HOESEN

Walsall 0 Burton Albion 3
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 27,345, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Paul MUSSELWHITE 6½)
Scorers15 Cardozo, 77 Fernández, 81p Cardozo
70 Piris <=> Sabelli, 84 Théophile-Catherine <=> BenítezSubstitutions
Sendings off
9 Pulido, 53 PickfordBookings60 Iago, 87 Fernández
6Corners8
15Fouls8
9Offsides8
9Shots on7
4Shots off3
13Total shots10
8Shots saved4
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Brandon MECHELE
9A bad foul on BRAITHWAITE by PULIDO results in a booking.
11The Walsall 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from MAURI.
13OMRANI's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Burton Albion crossbar.
15GOAL!! The Walsall 'keeper got into difficulty with a backpass from THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE and CARDOZO managed to stab the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Burton Albion)
18A thirty yard drive from GARGANO caused the Walsall 'keeper no problem.
21MAURI beat two Walsall players and drove a golden opportunity over.
30A lovely pass from WELLINGTON, was hit goalbound by JAVI GARCÍA only for the Burton Albion 'keeper to block.
34A great effort from PIRIS scraped the outside of the post.
37GARGANO galloped through the Walsall defence but shot straight at PICKFORD.
 
46CARDOZO rushed an easy chance.
48CARDOZO's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
53PICKFORD given a yellow card by the ref.
59A strike from HUTH held no problem for BETO.
60MUSSELWHITE cautions IAGO for a bad tackle.
61A shot from FORLÁN was nodded off the line by KLOSE.
66A pin-point pass fell to TAGIRBEKOV and his right foot shot went narrowly over.
76A perfect strike from TRAORÉ was dealt with by a good block from the Burton Albion 'keeper.
77GOAL!! A quick-witted FERNÁNDEZ pounced on a loose ball just inside the box and made no mistake. (2-0 Burton Albion)
81GOAL!! CARDOZO rattled a penalty beyond the Walsall 'keeper after PULIDO had handled just inside the area.
87The referee books FERNÁNDEZ for an off-the-ball incident against FORLÁN.
90A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Burton Albion 'keeper.
90WELLINGTON made space on the left and touched the ball to FORLÁN who clipped the ball over.