Steve Tully scored his first Exeter goal but Marcus Stewart was sent off in their home victory over Brentford.
Exeter went ahead on seven minutes when Bertie Cozic's deflected 20-yard shot nestled into the net after Alex Russell's corner made its way to him.
Tully hammered a volley in off the crossbar from Craig Noone's free kick, then Noone made it 3-0 after 69 minutes with a fine shot into the corner.
Stewart was sent off thanks to a second bookable offence 19 minutes from time.
Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale told BBC Radio Devon:
"Hard working, professional and competent are words which typify our approach and our performance, which was about doing the basics correctly and working very hard as a team.
"We have to be good at home and make sure we play to the conditions and to our position in the league and we did that.
"We have to be very sound when it comes to set-piece situations, when the ball goes from one end to the other we have to move as a group."
Brentford manager Andy Scott told BBC London 94.9:
"It's a case of the players actually believing that what we were doing at the start of the season and all last year was the right thing.
"At the moment we've got players in the side who aren't sticking to the game plan and then all of a sudden we fall apart.
"The way we play, it's vital that all 11 components know how the other ones in the team are going to play.
"As soon as someone starts doing their own thing you play into the opposition's hands."
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Saturday, 31 October 2009
League One
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Exeter
3-0
Brentford
FT
(HT 2-0)
Cozic 7
Tully 45
Noone 69
Exeter
01 Marriott
02 Tully
05 Seaborne
06 Taylor
11 Golbourne
47 Noone (Harley 85)
04 Russell
14 Cozic
21 Dunne
16 Stewart yellow card, red card
45 Fleetwood (Corr 73)
Substitutes
46 Jansson,
15 Edwards,
29 Archibald-Henville,
07 Harley,
22 Sercombe,
12 Corr,
20 Logan
Brentford
01 Price
04 Bean
05 Phillips yellow card (Osborne 46)
14 Foster
23 Wilson
02 O'Connor
03 Dickson yellow card
12 Taylor (Saunders 46)
16 Wood (Weston 63)
09 Cort
10 MacDonald
Substitutes
31 Simon Moore,
22 Osborne,
32 Leon Legge,
07 Saunders,
11 Weston,
13 Hunt,
08 Kabba
Ref: WhitestoneAtt: 5,355
EXETER
BRENTFORD
Possession
Exeter50%
Brentford50%
Attempts on target
Exeter3
Brentford6
Attempts off target
Exeter4
Brentford2
Corners
Exeter7
Brentford8
Fouls
Exeter12
Brentford9
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+2:38 The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
90:00+0:05 The offside flag is raised against Myles Weston. Andy Marriott restarts play with the free kick.
86:32 Free kick awarded for a foul by Marcus Bean on Bertrand Cozic. Andy Marriott takes the free kick.
84:33 Substitution Ryan Harley replaces Craig Noone.
84:03 Matthew Taylor concedes a free kick for a foul on Carl Cort. Kevin O'Connor takes the free kick.
82:48 Free kick awarded for a foul by Myles Weston on James Dunne. Free kick taken by Andy Marriott.
79:58 Myles Weston takes a shot. Save made by Andy Marriott. Sam Saunders takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Craig Noone.
78:46 Charlie MacDonald takes a shot. Save by Andy Marriott.
78:10 Corner taken right-footed by Sam Saunders, Matthew Taylor manages to make a clearance.
77:47 Sam Saunders decides to take a short corner.
75:14 Sam Saunders takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Steve Tully makes a clearance.
74:42 Corner taken by Sam Saunders from the left by-line played to the near post, save by Andy Marriott.
72:48 Substitution (Exeter) makes a substitution, with Barry Corr coming on for Stuart Fleetwood.
70:22 Direct free kick taken by Ryan Dickson.
70:22 Sent off The referee red cards Marcus Stewart for second bookable offence.
70:06 Free kick awarded for a foul by Marcus Stewart on Ryan Dickson.
68:30 GOAL - Craig Noone:Exeter 3 - 0 Brentford Goal scored by Craig Noone from just outside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Exeter 3-0 Brentford.
68:00 Corner taken right-footed by Alex Russell to the near post, Carl Cort makes a clearance.
64:21 Andy Marriott takes the direct free kick.
64:21 Booking Ryan Dickson goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
64:09 Foul by Ryan Dickson on Steve Tully, free kick awarded.
63:32 Marcus Stewart gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Wilson. Direct free kick taken by James Wilson.
62:20 Substitution (Brentford) makes a substitution, with Myles Weston coming on for Sam Wood.
59:36 Inswinging corner taken by Alex Russell from the left by-line played to the near post, Carl Cort manages to make a clearance.
56:19 James Dunne gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Dickson. Lewis Price takes the free kick.
55:31 Bertrand Cozic produces a cross.
54:48 Craig Noone takes a shot from long distance which goes wide of the right-hand post.
53:55 Corner taken by Alex Russell from the left by-line, clearance by Carl Cort.
52:35 James Dunne has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the goal.
51:05 Foul by Charlie MacDonald on Matthew Taylor, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Steve Tully.
49:52 Karleigh Osborne concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Noone. Alex Russell takes the free kick.
49:04 Scott Golbourne gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sam Saunders. Lewis Price restarts play with the free kick.
47:13 The referee blows for offside against Carl Cort. Steve Tully takes the indirect free kick.
45:18 Shot from deep inside the area by Carl Cort goes over the bar.
45:01 The referee gets the second half underway.
45:01 Substitution Cleveland Taylor goes off and Sam Saunders comes on.
45:01 Substitution Mark Phillips leaves the field to be replaced by Karleigh Osborne.
Half Time
45:00+2:09 The match has reached half-time.
44:39 GOAL - Steve Tully:Exeter 2 - 0 Brentford Steve Tully finds the net with a shot from the free kick. Exeter 2-0 Brentford.
43:37 Booking The referee shows Mark Phillips a yellow card.
43:26 Foul by Mark Phillips on Stuart Fleetwood, free kick awarded.
40:09 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Alex Russell from the left by-line, Header from close range by Matthew Taylor misses to the right of the goal.
38:38 Steve Tully concedes a free kick for a foul on Marcus Bean. Lewis Price restarts play with the free kick.
37:59 Unfair challenge on Sam Wood by James Dunne results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Lewis Price.
36:17 Carl Cort takes a shot. Blocked by Matthew Taylor.
34:58 Free kick awarded for a foul by Cleveland Taylor on Alex Russell. Free kick taken by Alex Russell.
34:05 Corner taken by Sam Wood from the right by-line, clearance by Matthew Taylor.
33:23 Ryan Dickson restarts play with the free kick.
33:23 Booking Marcus Stewart is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.
33:13 Unfair challenge on Kevin O'Connor by Marcus Stewart results in a free kick.
30:24 Daniel Seaborne gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Carl Cort. Sam Wood fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, blocked by Stuart Fleetwood.
30:01 Stuart Fleetwood challenges James Wilson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lewis Price takes the direct free kick.
29:00 Shot from just outside the penalty box by Carl Cort misses to the left of the target.
27:28 Cleveland Taylor is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Andy Marriott takes the free kick.
26:48 Inswinging corner taken by Cleveland Taylor.
26:16 Stuart Fleetwood is caught offside. James Wilson takes the indirect free kick.
24:50 Inswinging corner taken by Alex Russell. The referee blows for offside. Lewis Price restarts play with the free kick.
24:17 Corner taken right-footed by Alex Russell, clearance made by Carl Cort.
21:59 Charlie MacDonald fouled by Daniel Seaborne, the ref awards a free kick. Strike comes in from Sam Wood from the free kick, Andy Marriott makes a save.
17:12 Charlie MacDonald challenges Steve Tully unfairly and gives away a free kick. Andy Marriott takes the direct free kick.
13:02 Foul by Mark Phillips on Marcus Stewart, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Alex Russell.
6:51 Assist by Matthew Taylor.
6:51 GOAL - Bertrand Cozic:Exeter 1 - 0 Brentford Bertrand Cozic grabs a goal from just outside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Exeter 1-0 Brentford.
6:20 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Alex Russell from the left by-line to the near post, Mark Phillips manages to make a clearance.
5:23 Corner taken by Cleveland Taylor played to the near post, clearance by Steve Tully.
4:37 James Dunne concedes a free kick for a foul on Ryan Dickson. Free kick crossed left-footed by Ryan Dickson, clearance by Bertrand Cozic.
3:12 Headed from the edge of the area by Marcus Stewart goes wide of the left-hand post.
2:21 Ryan Dickson takes a shot. Bertrand Cozic gets a block in.
0:00 The referee gets the game underway.
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