FFO League One, Blackpool vs. Wrexham (Fri Jan 05)


                            Blackpool  |  Wrexham
                              4-5-1 A  |  5-4-1 E
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                        D_Grimshaw GK  |  GK A_Okonkwo
                         J_Husband DF  |  DF G_Evans
                        M_Ekpiteta DF  |  DF E_O'Connell
                        D_Thompson DF  |  DF W_Boyle
                         J_Gabriel DF  |  DF C_McFadzean
                         K_Dougall MF  |  DF M_Cleworth
                         O_Norburn MF  |  MF A_Cannon
                           S_Carey MF  |  MF T_O'Connor
                        C_Hamilton MF  |  MF J_McClean
                            J_Weir MF  |  MF E_Lee
                          S_Lavery FW  |  FW P_Mullin
                                       |
                       R_O'Donnell SUB |  SUB L_McNicholas
                          D_Tharme SUB |  SUB B_Tozer
                           J_Moore SUB |  SUB L_McAlinden
                         K_Dembele SUB |  SUB R_Barnett
                          J_Rhodes SUB |  SUB S_Fletcher




Min. 5  :(wrx) A_Cannon with a precise pass to W_Boyle 
          ...  W_Boyle lobs D_Grimshaw! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 10 :(wrx) D_Grimshaw miskicks! 
          ...  P_Mullin is through! 
          ...  P_Mullin with the crafty shot! 
          ...  D_Grimshaw manages to turn it behind 
Min. 13 :(wrx) J_McClean plays in P_Mullin with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Mullin! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 14 :(blp) J_Husband slides it through the middle to S_Lavery 
          ...  S_Lavery fires the shot in! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 15 :(blp) D_Thompson whips the ball across to S_Lavery 
          ...  E_O'Connell dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 16 :(blp) K_Dougall pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  K_Dougall with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 17 :(wrx) T_O'Connor has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  G_Evans gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  G_Evans sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  D_Grimshaw has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Grimshaw reacts well to save!! 
Min. 19 :(blp) J_Gabriel beats his marker 
          ...  But G_Evans slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 20 :(wrx) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  G_Evans seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  G_Evans rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 21 :(wrx) A_Cannon is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Mullin 
          ...  But D_Thompson slides in 
Min. 24 :(wrx) A_Cannon beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds J_McClean 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_McClean! 
          ...  But D_Grimshaw punches it away 
Min. 25 :(blp) J_Husband with the diagonal pass to D_Thompson 
          ...  D_Thompson hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee is signalling for VAR 
          ...  It's been given! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Blackpool fans celebrate! 
          ...  Blackpool go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Blackpool 1-0 Wrexham ...
Min. 28 :(blp) J_Weir sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  J_Gabriel runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  E_O'Connell dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 30 :(blp) K_Dougall with the through ball to S_Carey 
          ...  S_Carey tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 34 :(wrx) P_Mullin gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Thompson! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  O_Norburn cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 40 :(blp) J_Weir plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Carey decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  S_Carey belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 42 :(wrx) C_McFadzean plays a first time ball through the defence to E_Lee 
          ...  K_Dougall gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(wrx) E_Lee beats his man 
          ...  A skilful effort from E_Lee! 
          ...  D_Grimshaw makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 44 :(blp) O_Norburn with a flicked pass to C_Hamilton 
          ...  C_Hamilton tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Fletcher 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Mullin 
Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Barnett 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Lee 
Min. 45 :(blp) S_Carey skips the challenge from J_McClean 
          ...  S_Carey with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Okonkwo reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Dougall with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Okonkwo fists it away! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackpool 1-0 Wrexham

Min. 47 :(wrx) A_Cannon plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_McClean keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_McClean with the strike! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into D_Grimshaw's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 48 :(wrx) C_McFadzean with the nod to S_Fletcher 
          ...  J_Husband gets to the ball first 
Min. 49 :(blp) S_Lavery finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  S_Lavery curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But A_Okonkwo just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 52 :(blp) K_Dougall runs at C_McFadzean 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  K_Dougall belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Okonkwo gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Blackpool 2-0 Wrexham ...
Min. 53 :(wrx) J_McClean with a neat pass into S_Fletcher 
          ...  Cleaned up by D_Thompson 
Min. 54 :(wrx) M_Cleworth lays the ball back to W_Boyle 
          ...  W_Boyle swings in the shot! 
          ...  But D_Grimshaw pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Rhodes 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Lavery 
Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Dembele 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Weir 
Min. 61 :(wrx) A_Cannon takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Barnett 
          ...  D_Thompson does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 62 :(wrx) W_Boyle with a 50-yard pass to S_Fletcher 
          ...  S_Fletcher sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Grimshaw reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on D_Grimshaw anyway 
Min. 65 :(blp) O_Norburn sidesteps T_O'Connor 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  O_Norburn with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo never had a chance! 
Min. 67 :(wrx) E_O'Connell floats the ball in to find S_Fletcher 
          ...  S_Fletcher has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 68 :(wrx) T_O'Connor beats J_Husband 
          ...  An audacious effort from T_O'Connor! 
          ...  D_Grimshaw blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 74 :(blp) J_Husband makes himself available 
          ...  J_Husband goes for goal! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ekpiteta swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Okonkwo 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 76 :(wrx) M_Cleworth runs at the defence 
          ...  K_Dougall gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 79 :(wrx) S_Fletcher gets to the byline and finds J_McClean with a beautiful cross 
          ...  J_McClean attempts the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_McClean dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Ekpiteta with a great clearance! 
Min. 80 :(wrx) T_O'Connor pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Rhodes gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 81 :(blp) J_Gabriel volleys it forward. He finds K_Dougall 
          ...  Intercepted by T_O'Connor 
Min. 82 :(blp) K_Dougall kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Rhodes gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_O'Connor pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 86 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Husband gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Husband tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo guesses right 
Min. 87 :(wrx) W_Boyle passes the ball to R_Barnett 
          ...  R_Barnett has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given Wrexham something to fight for! 
          ...  Blackpool 2-1 Wrexham ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(blp) J_Rhodes kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  From long range J_Rhodes bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Okonkwo hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 92 :(blp) J_Gabriel stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  J_Gabriel hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo parries it 
Min. 94 :(blp) K_Dougall plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  K_Dougall with the chance! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Wrexham fans laugh at him 
Min. 96 :(blp) J_Gabriel with a slick pass to J_Rhodes 
          ...  G_Evans intercepts the pass 
Min. 96 :(wrx) E_O'Connell unselfishly heads the ball back to J_McClean 
          ...  J_McClean with a terrific drive! 
          ...  D_Grimshaw saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Bloomfield Road
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Blackpool Match Info
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Best player          : K_Dougall (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Thompson (25), K_Dougall (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Wrexham Match Info
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Best player          : J_McClean
Scorers              : R_Barnett (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_O'Connor (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Blackpool  |    Wrexham
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          11        |       16
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Final Score          : Blackpool 2 - 1 Wrexham
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Player Statistics - Blackpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Grimshaw     GK  21   1   1   1  22 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
J_Husband      DF   1  17  14   8  32 |  97   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  15  32  28
M_Ekpiteta     DF   1  17  14   6  18 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  10   0
D_Thompson     DF   1  17  13   7  22 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  45  11  34
J_Gabriel      DF   1  16  14   7  36 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  15
K_Dougall      MF   1  14  17   5  30 |  97   0   2   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  36  14  68
O_Norburn      MF   1  15  17   6  36 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  27  17  24
S_Carey        MF   1   5  16  13  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
C_Hamilton     MF   1   4  16  12  10 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
J_Weir         MF   1  14  16   5  12 |  56   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  26  10
S_Lavery       FW   1   8  12  16  34 |  56   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_O'Donnell    GK  19   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Tharme       DF   1  15  12   6  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Moore        DF   1  14  12   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Dembele      MF   1   3  15  13  16 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rhodes       FW   1   7  12  15  16 |  41   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   7

Player Statistics - Wrexham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Okonkwo      GK  20   1   1   1  14 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
G_Evans        DF   1  16  13   7  20 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  32   0  28
E_O'Connell    DF   1  16  13   6  26 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  22   0
W_Boyle        DF   1  16  13   6  24 |  97   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  35  30
C_McFadzean    DF   1  15  13   7  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
M_Cleworth     DF   1  15  12   5  12 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Cannon       MF   1  14  16   5  28 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
T_O'Connor     MF   1  12  16   5  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  15   3  12
J_McClean      MF   1   6  16  14  36 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0 -10   6  18
E_Lee          MF   1   5  16  14  20 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
P_Mullin       FW   1   8  12  16  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
L_McNicholas   GK  18   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Tozer        DF   1  15  12   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_McAlinden    DF   1  13  11   5  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Barnett      MF   1   5  16  13  14 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0 -10 -10  12
S_Fletcher     FW   1   8  12  16  24 |  52   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  10
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