FFO League One, Preston vs. Wrexham (Fri Mar 29)


                              Preston  |  Wrexham
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-2 N
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                         F_Woodman GK  |  GK A_Okonkwo
                          A_Hughes DF  |  DF G_Evans
                       J_Whatmough DF  |  DF W_Boyle
                          J_Storey DF  |  DF E_O'Connell
                         L_Lindsay DF  |  DF C_McFadzean
                        B_Whiteman MF  |  MF J_McClean
                          R_Ledson MF  |  MF T_O'Connor
                           W_Keane MF  |  MF E_Lee
                          A_McCann MF  |  MF R_Barnett
                          R_Healey FW  |  FW P_Mullin
                           C_Evans FW  |  FW S_Fletcher
                                       |
                         D_Cornell SUB |  SUB L_McNicholas
                           P_Bauer SUB |  SUB M_Cleworth
                          C_Ramsay SUB |  SUB B_Tozer
                        B_Woodburn SUB |  SUB J_Davies
                         L_Stewart SUB |  SUB O_Palmer




Min. 3  :(pne) L_Lindsay is spitting at J_McClean 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 6  :(pne) C_Evans slips past C_McFadzean 
          ...  C_Evans with the header! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 11 :(wrx) C_McFadzean takes advantage of a mistake by J_Storey 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  C_McFadzean with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 13 :(wrx) R_Barnett with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Fletcher gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Fletcher with the chance! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  F_Woodman grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 15 :(pne) R_Healey lobs it over T_O'Connor 
          ...  W_Boyle seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 17 :(pne) R_Healey with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Whatmough 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Whatmough! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 18 :(wrx) P_Mullin takes advantage of a mistake by R_Ledson 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  J_Whatmough wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 21 :(pne) B_Whiteman sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  W_Keane runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  W_Boyle plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Okonkwo can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Whiteman swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  C_Evans gets to it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Healey plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo catches it! 
Min. 23 :(pne) W_Keane with a measured pass to C_Evans 
          ...  C_Evans with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo manages to turn it behind 
Min. 24 :(wrx) J_McClean sidesteps A_Hughes 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  J_McClean hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 25 :(wrx) C_McFadzean slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  But L_Lindsay clears the danger 
Min. 27 :(wrx) E_Lee uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A delicate header from E_Lee! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 31 :(wrx) R_Barnett runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  R_Barnett from 20 yards! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  F_Woodman plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 34 :(wrx) P_Mullin plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  W_Keane fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  T_O'Connor with the thundering drive 
          ...  F_Woodman with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 36 :(wrx) P_Mullin with a real burst of pace 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by A_Hughes 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 38 :(pne) W_Keane with an amazing show of skill to get past G_Evans 
          ...  He crosses to J_Whatmough 
          ...  J_Whatmough tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 39 :(wrx) E_Lee skips the challenge from A_Hughes 
          ...  But R_Ledson barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 42 :(wrx) C_McFadzean runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Fletcher 
          ...  J_Storey with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(wrx) G_Evans finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  A glorious effort by G_Evans! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Palmer 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Fletcher 
Min. 46 :(wrx) O_Palmer nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from O_Palmer! 
          ...  F_Woodman gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Preston 0-0 Wrexham

Min. 47 :(wrx) P_Mullin looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Barnett 
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Whatmough 
Min. 50 :(wrx) W_Boyle is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to E_O'Connell 
          ...  E_O'Connell unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 53 :(wrx) E_Lee with a smart pass to J_McClean 
          ...  J_McClean hits a great drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  F_Woodman never had a chance! 
Min. 54 :(pne) L_Lindsay with a 50-yard pass to A_McCann 
          ...  A_McCann swings in the shot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 54 :(wrx) R_Barnett flicks the ball on to O_Palmer 
          ...  O_Palmer with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 55 :(pne) Substitution by Preston 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Woodburn 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_McCann 
Min. 55 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Cleworth 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_McFadzean 
Min. 58 :(pne) W_Keane finds the run of C_Evans 
          ...  A_Okonkwo with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee checks with VAR!.... 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  R_Healey takes it 
          ...  A_Okonkwo dives the right way and has tipped it wide for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Whiteman chips the ball in towards the far 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. 59 :(pne) C_Evans cuts inside 
          ...  C_Evans with a blistering shot! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 60 :(wrx) O_Palmer 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! 
          ...  O_Palmer has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 64 :(wrx) P_Mullin moves inside 
          ...  P_Mullin with the crafty shot! 
          ...  F_Woodman falls over 
          ...  But F_Woodman is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 65 :(pne) Substitution by Preston 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Stewart 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Evans 
Min. 66 :(wrx) O_Palmer moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Lee 
          ...  E_Lee sees F_Woodman off his line! 
          ...  But F_Woodman makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 69 :(wrx) J_McClean with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Cleworth gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Cleworth goes for goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! 
          ...  Wrexham take the lead! 
          ...  Preston 0-1 Wrexham ...
Min. 70 :(wrx) J_McClean with a penetrating pass to E_Lee 
          ...  E_Lee with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  F_Woodman tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 71 :(pne) B_Woodburn slides the ball across to B_Whiteman 
          ...  R_Barnett with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  J_Whatmough hoists it forward 
          ...  B_Woodburn gets on the end of it 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  W_Boyle takes possession 
Min. 72 :(wrx) R_Barnett cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Storey with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 73 :(wrx) O_Palmer saunters past W_Keane 
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Lindsay 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 74 :(pne) B_Whiteman could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  B_Whiteman sees A_Okonkwo off his line! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 77 :(pne) J_Storey looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Stewart 
          ...  L_Stewart from 20 yards! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!! 
          ...  Preston 1-1 Wrexham ...
Min. 80 :(wrx) M_Cleworth takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hughes 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to W_Boyle! 
          ...  W_Boyle attempts a low drive! 
          ...  F_Woodman with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 81 :(wrx) R_Barnett kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Lee gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  E_Lee with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  F_Woodman never had a chance! 
Min. 83 :(wrx) E_Lee plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  E_Lee with the overhead! 
          ...  F_Woodman makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 84 :(pne) W_Keane slips past his marker G_Evans 
          ...  The ball is whipped into L_Stewart 
          ...  L_Stewart with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 85 :(pne) L_Lindsay looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_Whiteman 
          ...  B_Whiteman looks to see where A_Okonkwo is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Okonkwo 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 86 :(pne) B_Woodburn runs at the defence 
          ...  T_O'Connor with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Deepdale
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Preston Match Info
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Best player          : L_Stewart
Scorers              : L_Stewart (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Lindsay (3), J_Storey (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Wrexham Match Info
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Best player          : J_McClean (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Cleworth (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Preston  |    Wrexham
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       19
Off target           :           8        |       10
On target            :           3        |       9
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       11
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Final Score          : Preston 1 - 1 Wrexham
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Player Statistics - Preston
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Woodman      GK  21   1   1   1  20 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
A_Hughes       DF   1  18  15   7  24 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
J_Whatmough    DF   1  17  14   8  26 |  92   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  26
J_Storey       DF   1  17  14   7  24 |  92   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  -5  17  -5
L_Lindsay      DF   1  17  14   7  26 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  25  15  -5
B_Whiteman     MF   1  14  17   5  16 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   7  30
R_Ledson       MF   1  14  17   6  32 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
W_Keane        MF   1   6  17  14   8 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
A_McCann       MF   1  13  16   6  18 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
R_Healey       FW   1   8  13  17  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   5
C_Evans        FW   1   8  13  17  28 |  66   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
D_Cornell      GK  20   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bauer        DF   1  15  13   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ramsay       DF   1  15  14   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Woodburn     MF   1   5  15  13  18 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Stewart      FW   1   5  10  15  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  23

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  21   1   1   1  14 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
G_Evans        DF   1  17  13   7  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
W_Boyle        DF   1  17  13   7  24 |  92   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  11  15
E_O'Connell    DF   1  16  13   6  26 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
C_McFadzean    DF   1  16  13   7  26 |  56   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  13
J_McClean      MF   1   6  17  14  36 |  92   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  23  12
T_O'Connor     MF   1  13  16   6  26 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  16
E_Lee          MF   1   5  16  14  20 |  92   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   8  36
R_Barnett      MF   1   5  16  13  14 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   9
P_Mullin       FW   1   8  13  17  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   5
S_Fletcher     FW   1   8  12  16  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
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 |  36   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  12  36
B_Tozer        DF   1  15  12   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Davies       MF   1   4  14  12  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Palmer       FW   1   9  13  16  32 |  47   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  11  14
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