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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 3 (setup 4, season 39)
Burton Albion
v.
Darlington
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Jak ALNWICK61Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Osman KAKAY727Neco WILLIAMS
Tote António Gomes, TOTI3Yasser LAROUCI
Darko GYABI47Salis ABDUL SAMED
Ryan SWEENEY658Fábio Henrique Tavares, FABINHO
Calum BUTCHER66Konstantinos MAVROPANOS
Vakoun Issouf BAYO677Stevan JOVETIC
Adrian BLAKE688Matt RITCHIE
Michael SMITH697Sasa KALAJDZIC
Nikolaj MÖLLER10Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
Josh MAJA117Danny WELBECK
Manager
Andre GRAY12IGOR Julio dos Santos de Paulo
Tom GLOVER13Jon FLATT
Sam HUGHES146Federico MACHEDA
Williams KOKOLO158Rabbi MATONDO
Sam LAVELLE16Eli KING

Burton Albion 1 Darlington 2
after extra time
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 6,338, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Referee: Aris GALANOPOULOS 6)
86 SmithScorers49 Kalajdzic, 108 Kalajdzic
53 Gyabi <=> HughesSubstitutions50 Larouci <=> Matondo, 64 Jovetic <=> Macheda
Sendings off
15 Maja, 70 SmithBookings102 Ritchie
5Corners11
28Fouls13
4Offsides9
4Shots on11
4Shots off11
8Total shots22
3Shots saved8
40%Possession60%
Man of the match: Fábio Henrique Tavares, FABINHO
15MAJA booked for a clinical foul.
28WILLIAMS was put clear by FABINHO and he nutmegged the Burton Albion 'keeper but rammed his shot over.
30The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from LAROUCI.
33WELBECK rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
40A penalty box scramble resulted in LAROUCI knocking the ball wide.
 
49GOAL!! A terrible goal-kick was intercepted by RITCHIE who setup KALAJDZIC with an easy chance. (1-0 Darlington)
62A free-kick from FABINHO floated over the bar.
66The 'keeper saved a lovely shot from RITCHIE.
68A fine ball from KALAJDZIC on the left was collected by WELBECK who scuffed his shot wide.
70SMITH booked by the ref.
77BLAKE turned MACHEDA but blasted the ball into the arms of LLORIS.
77A drive from MAVROPANOS seemed a certain goal but ALNWICK managed to punch the ball away.
85RITCHIE headed wide.
86GOAL!! A deep cross from MÖLLER on the left was headed home by SMITH on the edge of the box. (1-1)
 
102RITCHIE given a yellow card for a clinical tackle on BAYO.
103A cross from RITCHIE left MATONDO in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
105A twenty yard shot from RITCHIE caused ALNWICK no problem.
 
108GOAL!! An outswinging corner nodded out by BAYO was shot into the back of the net by KALAJDZIC. (2-1 Darlington)
110BLAKE shot wide.
113RITCHIE's shot beat the Burton Albion 'keeper but rebounded off the Burton Albion upright.
118Uncertainty in the Darlington defence enabled SWEENEY to thump an effort just beyond the near post.
120+1A corner was collected by RITCHIE who forced an effort just beyond the near post.