Emmanuel Latte Lath’s late penalty finally broke Exeter’s resistance
Championship side Middlesbrough reached the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after a thrilling win at League One Exeter.
Ryan Trevitt’s excellent opener put the underdogs ahead as he blasted into the top corner from the edge of the box.
But Morgan Rogers’ curling effort drew Boro level after the break and Samuel Silvera fired them ahead soon after.
Trevitt scored another long-range goal to bring Exeter level before giving away a late penalty that Emmanuel Latte Lath converted to put Boro through.
The win ended Exeter’s hopes of a first EFL Cup quarter-final appearance as they bowed out in the last 16 for the fifth time in the club’s history.
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Boro made seven changes from the side that lost to Stoke City at the weekend and they dominated the possession from the off with Exeter getting bodies behind the ball as they did in the last round when they beat Premier League side Luton Town.
But unlike the last round Exeter fans did not have to wait until the final minutes to celebrate a goal as on-loan Brentford midfielder Trevitt fired in off the underside of the bar after good work down the right by Kyle Taylor.
Rogers, Dael Fry, Silvera and Anfernee Dijksteel all spurned half-decent chances in the following 15 minutes as Boro continued to keep hold of the ball.
Silvera forced the first decent save from Exeter keeper Vil Sinisalo in first-half stoppage time but Boro were left frustrated at the break.
However, the visitors came out for the second half with a new-found impetus and it took just a couple of minutes for them to level the tie as Alex Bangura dispossessed Jack Fitzwater in the box - leaving the City defender down injured - and Silvera superbly curled home.
The goal gave Boro an attacking foundation, forcing Exeter deeper and deeper as the League One side desperately fought to keep the scores level.
But they fell behind when Silvera got past Vince Harper on the left and curled a low right-footed effort into the bottom corner from the edge of the 18-yard box.
Silvera saw another effort fly just over three minutes later before Trevitt’s equaliser from just outside the box found the top corner after good work by Harry Kite.
But the 20-year-old’s night took a turn for the worse when he tugged on Rogers’ shirt as Exeter tried to clear the ball from the penalty area and Latte Lath sent Sinisalo the wrong way to put Boro into the last eight.
- Line-ups
- Match Stats
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Line-ups
Exeter
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Sinisalo
- 4Aimson
- 24FitzwaterSubstituted forDiabateat 60’minutes Booked at 68mins
- 5Hartridge
- 7MitchellSubstituted forHarperat 34’minutes
- 23TaylorSubstituted forRichardsat 79’minutes
- 8Trevitt Booked at 37mins
- 16Kite Booked at 75mins
- 3Jules
- 10MuskweSubstituted forWildschutat 60’minutes
- 11Scott
Substitutes
- 13Wildschut
- 30MacDonald
- 31Harper
- 39Diabate
- 42Dean
- 47Richards
- 51Cunningham
Middlesbrough
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Glover
- 15DijksteelSubstituted forvan den Bergat 87’minutes
- 6Fry
- 17McNair
- 24BanguraSubstituted forEngelat 83’minutes
- 7Hackney
- 4Barlaser
- 11Jones
- 10Rogers Booked at 75mins
- 18Silvera Booked at 44mins Substituted forCrooksat 87’minutes
- 9Latte Lath Booked at 83mins Substituted forCoburnat 90’minutes
Substitutes
- 3van den Berg
- 5Clarke
- 14Gilbert
- 16Howson
- 19Coburn
- 22Coulson
- 25Crooks
- 27Engel
- 32Jones
Referee: Graham Scott
Attendance: 7,601
Match Stats
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Match ends, Exeter City 2, Middlesbrough 3.
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Second Half ends, Exeter City 2, Middlesbrough 3.
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Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Vincent Harper.
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Hand ball by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
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Attempt missed. James Scott (Exeter City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Trevitt.
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Foul by Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough).
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Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
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Jake Richards (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Vincent Harper (Exeter City).
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Substitution, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn replaces Emmanuel Latte Lath.
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Attempt missed. Harry Kite (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
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Attempt blocked. Ryan Trevitt (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rav van den Berg replaces Anfernee Dijksteel.
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Substitution, Middlesbrough. Matt Crooks replaces Samuel Silvera because of an injury.
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Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Silvera (Middlesbrough).
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Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
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Zak Jules (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
