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Exeter City snatch dramatic equaliser as goalkeeper scores huge goal
Jack Bycroft’s stoppage-time header salvaged a point and kept Exeter’s League One survival hopes alive.
- On Saturday, goalkeeper Jack Bycroft scored a dramatic 96th-minute header to secure a 3-3 draw for Exeter City against Stockport County at St James Park, Devon, proving vital for Exeter's survival hopes in League One.
- Exeter faced relegation pressure as Stockport led 2-0 and 3-2 during the pulsating encounter, with substitute Timur Tutierov leveling the score at 70 minutes before Odin Bailey restored the visitors' lead.
- With seven minutes of stoppage time added, Bycroft moved forward for a corner and powered home a header from Danny Andrew's delivery, sparking wild celebrations in front of the Big Bank.
- Following their 3-1 victory against Reading, Cardiff City secured promotion as Stockport's failure to win left them fifth; Cardiff skipper Rubin Colwill, Omari Kellyman, and Perry Ng scored the goals for the Bluebirds.
- Exeter City remains 21st in the table, two points behind AFC Wimbledon, with only two games remaining; the team travels to Burton Albion next Saturday as they fight to avoid the League One drop.
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EFL match ends in chaos as goalkeeper scores in 96th minute to salvage draw
Exeter City's survival hopes remain intact after goalkeeper Jack Bycroft delivered an extraordinary moment of drama, heading home a stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a 3-3 draw against Stockport County.The 24-year-old keeper ventured forward in the sixth minute of added time and met Danny Andrew's corner with a powerful header, sparking wild celebrations at both ends of the country.While Exeter's players mobbed their unlikely hero, Cardiff suppo…
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A dramatic 96th-minute save from Exeter goalkeeper Jack Bycroft denied Stockport a win and secured Cardiff a return to the Championship, while Bromley were promoted to League One for the first time in their history following a defeat by Notts County.
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