FFO League One, Oxford United vs. Wrexham (Wed Apr 24) Oxford United | Wrexham 4-4-2 P | 4-4-2 D - | - | S_Eastwood GK | GK A_Okonkwo G_Leigh DF | DF G_Evans F_Stevens DF | DF W_Boyle C_Brown DF | DF E_O'Connell S_Negru DF | DF C_McFadzean C_Brannagan MF | MF A_Cannon M_McGuane MF | MF J_McClean R_Rodrigues MF | MF T_O'Connor K_Edwards MF | MF E_Lee N_Ennis FW | FW P_Mullin M_Harris FW | FW S_Fletcher | E_McGinty SUB | SUB L_McNicholas J_Thorniley SUB | SUB M_Cleworth C_Christie SUB | SUB B_Tozer M_Browne SUB | SUB R_Barnett A_Fletcher SUB | SUB O_Palmer Min. 1 :(oxf) K_Edwards looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Negru ... Blocked by W_Boyle Min. 6 :(wrx) E_Lee gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds S_Fletcher ... G_Leigh beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 8 :(oxf) C_Brown searches out F_Stevens ... F_Stevens pounds a rocket on goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 12 :(wrx) E_Lee with electric pace ... He eases past R_Rodrigues ... S_Negru pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 16 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Harris ... G_Evans dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 17 :(oxf) S_Negru sidesteps A_Cannon ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... S_Fletcher wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 23 :(oxf) M_Harris turns nicely onto the ball ... M_Harris has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Okonkwo with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 28 :(oxf) G_Leigh is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 28 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: J_Thorniley ... COMING OFF: G_Leigh Min. 35 :(wrx) E_O'Connell spots S_Fletcher who is in acres of space ... S_Negru clears with a diving header Min. 36 :(oxf) M_McGuane curls the ball out wide to K_Edwards ... But G_Evans with the fine tackle Min. 36 :(wrx) A_Cannon takes advantage of a mistake by S_Negru ... He crosses to W_Boyle ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... C_Brown looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 39 :(wrx) E_Lee flicks the ball through ... C_McFadzean runs onto it! ... M_McGuane with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(oxf) C_Brannagan plays the early ball across the box to find M_Harris in space ... A_Cannon takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 45 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: M_Browne ... COMING OFF: K_Edwards Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: O_Palmer ... COMING OFF: S_Fletcher Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: R_Barnett ... COMING OFF: E_Lee Min. 46 :(wrx) J_McClean takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... J_McClean tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... A_Cannon floats the ball in! ... S_Eastwood fists it away! Min. 48 :(wrx) P_Mullin gets lucky and beats F_Stevens ... Now with the centre to E_O'Connell ... J_Thorniley pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Oxford United 0-0 Wrexham Min. 47 :(oxf) M_Harris with a long pass to F_Stevens ... A_Cannon knocks the ball back to A_Okonkwo ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past A_Okonkwo! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by C_Brown! ... A_Okonkwo catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 49 :(wrx) P_Mullin with a well-controlled run ... S_Negru with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 51 :(oxf) N_Ennis takes advantage of a mistake by E_O'Connell ... But G_Evans slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 55 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: A_Fletcher ... COMING OFF: M_Harris Min. 55 :(oxf) F_Stevens feeds the ball through the middle ... C_Brannagan runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Well executed sliding challenge from C_McFadzean Min. 60 :(wrx) J_McClean finds P_Mullin with a ball over the defence ... M_McGuane gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 61 :(oxf) J_Thorniley cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Ennis ... N_Ennis cracks a laser towards goal! ... A_Okonkwo guesses right Min. 62 :(oxf) A_Fletcher runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to R_Rodrigues ... R_Rodrigues hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... A_Okonkwo gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 64 :(wrx) O_Palmer holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... R_Rodrigues with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 67 :(wrx) E_O'Connell runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... S_Negru reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 69 :(wrx) J_McClean finds the run of G_Evans ... G_Evans hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But S_Eastwood punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 70 :(oxf) C_Brown runs at the defence ... He nutmegs A_Cannon ... He showed his class there ... But E_O'Connell comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 72 :(oxf) A_Fletcher dribbles past G_Evans ... A_Fletcher attempts the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... M_McGuane hits it into the box! ... The ball comes to A_Fletcher ... He knocks it goalward ... But he puts it wide Min. 78 :(oxf) M_McGuane with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... M_McGuane with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 78 :(wrx) W_Boyle is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to J_McClean ... J_McClean with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Have Wrexham stolen the win late on with that goal? ... Oxford United 0-1 Wrexham ... Min. 81 :(oxf) N_Ennis runs at G_Evans ... He takes it past him ... What a fantastic interception by T_O'Connor ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 84 :(wrx) C_McFadzean lays the ball back to W_Boyle ... Cleaned up by N_Ennis Min. 84 :(oxf) J_Thorniley with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from A_Cannon ... A_Okonkwo pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... R_Rodrigues floats it forward ... A_Fletcher latches onto the end of it ... But E_O'Connell puts the ball out of play Min. 85 :(oxf) A_Fletcher retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... N_Ennis latches onto the end of it ... J_McClean clears with a diving header Min. 85 :(wrx) J_McClean sprints forward with the ball ... J_McClean hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... Oxford United 0-2 Wrexham ... Min. 86 :(wrx) T_O'Connor knocks the ball past C_Brannagan ... But F_Stevens clears the danger Min. 87 :(wrx) T_O'Connor looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to O_Palmer ... O_Palmer sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(oxf) N_Ennis takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... J_McClean goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 89 :(oxf) J_Thorniley barges the defender off the ball ... J_Thorniley with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 89 :(wrx) J_McClean breaks free from C_Brannagan ... S_Eastwood with a nasty foul ... There are loud appeals for a penalty! ... PENALTY!! ... P_Mullin is the man who takes it ... GOAL!! ... Smashed into the top corner ... Oxford United 0-3 Wrexham... Min. 90 :(oxf) M_Browne gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past G_Evans! ... He has some space now! ... M_Browne with a blistering shot! ... A_Okonkwo gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Kassam Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Fletcher Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_McGuane (39), S_Negru (49) Injured : G_Leigh (28) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_McClean (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_McClean (78,85), P_Mullin (89 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United | Wrexham Attempts on Goal : 9 | 6 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 2 | 4 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 12 Key Passes : 10 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Oxford United 0 - 3 Wrexham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Oxford United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Eastwood GK 22 1 1 1 18 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -26 0 0 0 G_Leigh DF 1 17 14 7 28 | 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 F_Stevens DF 1 16 14 7 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 10 13 C_Brown DF 1 16 13 7 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 -10 S_Negru DF 1 16 13 8 28 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 -5 -5 C_Brannagan MF 1 14 18 6 32 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 M_McGuane MF 1 14 18 6 28 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 1 9 R_Rodrigues MF 1 6 16 14 18 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 K_Edwards MF 1 4 15 13 18 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 N_Ennis FW 1 7 12 17 20 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 5 M_Harris FW 1 8 13 16 16 | 58 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 E_McGinty GK 19 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Thorniley DF 1 15 13 8 24 | 66 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 C_Christie DF 1 14 14 7 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Browne MF 1 4 15 13 28 | 49 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 A_Fletcher FW 1 6 12 15 26 | 36 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 14 0 Player Statistics - Wrexham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Okonkwo GK 21 1 1 1 14 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 G_Evans DF 1 17 14 7 20 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 0 15 W_Boyle DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 94 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0 E_O'Connell DF 1 16 13 6 26 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 11 0 C_McFadzean DF 1 16 13 7 26 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 11 0 A_Cannon MF 1 14 17 5 28 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 7 0 J_McClean MF 1 6 17 14 36 | 94 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 36 24 56 T_O'Connor MF 1 13 16 6 26 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 8 0 E_Lee MF 1 5 16 14 20 | 45 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 P_Mullin FW 1 9 13 17 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 S_Fletcher FW 1 8 13 16 24 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 10 10 L_McNicholas GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cleworth DF 1 15 12 6 12 | 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 R_Barnett MF 1 5 16 13 14 | 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Palmer FW 1 9 13 16 32 | 49 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1713995496 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40