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“Ryan Delaney opens the scoring with a well-taken header to give Newport the early advantage”
Pivotal“Ben Lloyd doubles Newport's lead with a composed finish to put the visitors in command”
Pivotal“Substitute Nathaniel Opoku scores just one minute after coming on to effectively seal the victory”
Pivotal“Ben Woodburn grabs a late consolation goal for Salford but it's too little too late”
Salford City
Newport County
Newport County produced a clinical away performance to dismantle Salford City 3-1 at the Peninsula Stadium, with the visitors taking complete control in the opening hour. Ryan Delaney's early header set the tone before Ben Lloyd doubled the advantage just after the restart. The introduction of Nathaniel Opoku proved inspired, as the substitute found the net within minutes of coming on to effectively kill the contest. Despite Ben Woodburn's late consolation goal in the 90th minute, Salford's evening was marred by poor discipline, accumulating nine yellow cards as frustrations boiled over in what became an increasingly fractious encounter.
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