Exeter City 1-0 Cambridge United: Alex Fisher goal puts Grecians through

Alex Fisher's close-range effort was enough to see Exeter City past fellow League Two side Cambridge United in a drab FA Cup first round replay.

It took 55 minutes for either side to register a shot when Exeter's Lee Martin stung the hands of Callum Burton from distance.

Randell Williams forced Burton to tip his free-kick over the bar 10 minutes later as the hosts took command.

Fisher was on hand to blast into the roof of the net with 20 minutes left after substitute Ben Seymour got to the byline and pulled the ball back to his strike partner.

Cambridge - who had a host of players unavailable - failed to register a meaningful effort until 13 minutes from time when Liam O'Neil shot wide of the near post from 10 yards out.

The win means Exeter will host National League side Hartlepool United in the second round next month.

FA Cup second round draw in full

Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups

Exeter

Formation 5-3-2

23Maxted
3WoodmanSubstituted forSparkesat 64'minutes
21Moxey
5MartinBooked at 48mins
2Sweeney
11Williams
27Collins
17Jay
8LawSubstituted forAtanganaat 80'minutes
18Fisher
7MartinSubstituted forSeymourat 64'minutes

Substitutes

4Atangana
12Bowman
15Parkes
20Richardson
22Sparkes
35Seymour
40Visser

Cambridge

Formation 5-3-2

25Burton
11Dunk
16Darling
34Ward
5TaylorSubstituted forDallasat 76'minutes
2Knoyle
10Maris
8O'Neil
30RolesBooked at 83mins
26KnibbsSubstituted forJonesat 83'minutes
20Smith

Substitutes

1Mitov
3Jones
4Taft
9Dallas
31Dearman
33Simper
36Dickens

Referee:: Sam Purkiss
Attendance:: 2,719

Match Stats

Home TeamExeterAway TeamCambridge

Possession: Home51%; Away49%

Shots: Home8; Away2

Shots on Target: Home3; Away0

Corners: Home3; Away0

Fouls: Home7; Away9

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Match ends, Exeter City 1, Cambridge United 0.
90'+7'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Exeter City 1, Cambridge United 0.

87'
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Foul by Archie Collins (Exeter City).
87'
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Liam O'Neil (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'
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Alex Fisher (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84'
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Foul by Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United).
83'
Substitution
Substitution, Cambridge United. Daniel Jones replaces Harvey Knibbs.
83'
Booking
Jack Roles (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83'
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Archie Collins (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83'
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Foul by Jack Roles (Cambridge United).
80'
Substitution
Substitution, Exeter City. Nigel Atangana replaces Nicky Law.
79'
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Foul by Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City).
79'
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Jack Roles (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79'
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Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77'
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Attempt missed. Liam O'Neil (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
76'
Substitution
Substitution, Cambridge United. Andrew Dallas replaces Greg Taylor.
74'
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Ben Seymour (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'
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Foul by George Maris (Cambridge United).
70'
Goal!
Goal! Exeter City 1, Cambridge United 0. Alex Fisher (Exeter City) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Seymour.
67'
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Foul by Nicky Law (Exeter City).