FFO FA Cup, Stoke City vs. Wrexham (Wed Jul 03)


                           Stoke City  |  Wrexham
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-3-2 A
                         Derek Purvis  |  -
                                       |
                            D_Ward GK  |  GK A_Okonkwo
                          F_Medina DF  |  DF G_Evans
                          B_Wilmot DF  |  DF E_O'Connell
                         E_Stevens DF  |  DF W_Boyle
                            M_Rose DF  |  DF C_McFadzean
                          W_Burger MF  |  DF M_Cleworth
                      T_Berenbruch MF  |  MF A_Cannon
                         B_Pearson MF  |  MF J_McClean
                           M_Leris MF  |  MF T_O'Connor
                            Wesley FW  |  FW P_Mullin
                        T_Campbell FW  |  FW S_Fletcher
                                       |
                        F_Fielding SUB |  SUB L_McNicholas
                           D_Batth SUB |  SUB B_Tozer
                       J_Tchamadeu SUB |  SUB L_McAlinden
                         A_Vidigal SUB |  SUB E_Lee
                           D_Gayle SUB |  SUB O_Palmer




Min. 1  :(sto) T_Campbell kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  M_Cleworth takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 3  :(sto) F_Medina knocks the ball past the lunge of T_O'Connor 
          ...  F_Medina with a blistering shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Okonkwo dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Okonkwo beaten! 
Min. 3  :(wrx) T_O'Connor is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Mullin 
          ...  P_Mullin sees D_Ward off his line! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 5  :(wrx) A_Cannon races into the box 
          ...  He sees P_Mullin lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Wesley with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  T_O'Connor hoists it forward 
          ...  S_Fletcher gets on the end of it 
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Fletcher! 
          ...  D_Ward makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 6  :(sto) W_Burger wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley hits a great shot! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo beats the ball away 
Min. 6  :(sto) Wesley pushes it past C_McFadzean 
          ...  A_Okonkwo with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The referee waves the players away 
          ...  Wesley with the spot kick 
          ...  He sends A_Okonkwo the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  He made it look easy. 
          ...  That's put Stoke City ahead! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Wrexham...
Min. 7  :(wrx) S_Fletcher picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  S_Fletcher tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 10 :(wrx) G_Evans bursts forward 
          ...  Fine tackle by B_Wilmot 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 13 :(wrx) G_Evans is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to S_Fletcher 
          ...  S_Fletcher flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 14 :(wrx) J_McClean with a smart pass to S_Fletcher 
          ...  M_Rose wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 15 :(sto) E_Stevens kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Campbell gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Campbell throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  A_Okonkwo has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Okonkwo is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 17 :(sto) T_Campbell skips the challenge from E_O'Connell 
          ...  T_Campbell smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Okonkwo's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 18 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with a probing through ball M_Leris 
          ...  G_Evans wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 18 :(wrx) J_McClean looks up 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! 
          ...  J_McClean with the chance! 
          ...  D_Ward with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 19 :(wrx) A_Cannon smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  T_O'Connor latches onto the ball 
          ...  T_O'Connor with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  D_Ward tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Mullin flights it in! 
          ...  S_Fletcher makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 20 :(wrx) E_O'Connell saunters past B_Wilmot 
          ...  E_O'Connell with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 21 :(wrx) A_Okonkwo is shaking his head 
          ...  It looks like he's hurt his thigh 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 21 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: L_McNicholas 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Okonkwo 
Min. 22 :(wrx) P_Mullin with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past F_Medina 
          ...  B_Wilmot rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 25 :(wrx) M_Cleworth sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Cannon runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Cannon controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 29 :(sto) B_Wilmot is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to T_Berenbruch 
          ...  T_Berenbruch with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  L_McNicholas gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 31 :(sto) T_Berenbruch gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by W_Boyle 
Min. 33 :(wrx) C_McFadzean runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  C_McFadzean from 20 yards! 
          ...  But D_Ward makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 35 :(sto) Wesley picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  C_McFadzean brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 36 :(sto) F_Medina with a great first touch 
          ...  F_Medina aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 37 :(sto) F_Medina turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  Driven towards goal by F_Medina! 
          ...  L_McNicholas makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 38 :(sto) M_Leris boots it towards Wesley 
          ...  Wesley smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 38 :(wrx) A_Cannon runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off E_Stevens back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Cannon from 20 yards! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(sto) B_Pearson beats E_O'Connell 
          ...  But C_McFadzean with the fine tackle 
Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Palmer 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Fletcher 
Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Lee 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_O'Connor 
Min. 45 :(sto) B_Pearson feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  E_Stevens runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  E_Stevens is clean through! 
          ...  L_McNicholas tries to make himself big 
          ...  He lobs it over L_McNicholas 
          ...  It goes over!! 
          ...  He'll have to be a master of spin to explain that one to his manager! 
Min. 45 :(sto) T_Berenbruch barges G_Evans off the ball 
          ...  E_O'Connell with an awful challenge 
Min. 46 :(sto) B_Pearson with a measured pass to Wesley 
          ...  But G_Evans will cut out the threat 
Min. 47 :(wrx) E_Lee sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  M_Leris pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 48 :(wrx) J_McClean with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  B_Pearson scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 48 :(wrx) W_Boyle feeds the ball to P_Mullin 
          ...  P_Mullin with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  But D_Ward parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-0 Wrexham

Min. 49 :(sto) T_Berenbruch has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  F_Medina gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But W_Boyle reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 52 :(sto) F_Medina has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Cleworth 
          ...  He puts in E_Stevens! 
          ...  E_Stevens hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Stoke City 2-0 Wrexham ...
Min. 53 :(sto) Wesley dribbles it into the box 
          ...  E_Lee with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Gayle 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Campbell 
Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vidigal 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Leris 
Min. 55 :(sto) Wesley looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Burger 
          ...  E_O'Connell rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 57 :(wrx) M_Cleworth sprints past M_Rose 
          ...  B_Wilmot with an ugly foul 
Min. 58 :(sto) D_Gayle runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Gayle! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 59 :(sto) D_Gayle gets possession in his own half 
          ...  But M_Cleworth clears the danger 
Min. 63 :(sto) E_Stevens takes advantage of a mistake by C_McFadzean 
          ...  E_Stevens tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 65 :(sto) Wesley with a burst of pace 
          ...  Wesley hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 66 :(sto) T_Berenbruch knocks it past E_O'Connell and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  T_Berenbruch with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  L_McNicholas gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 68 :(sto) B_Wilmot with a 30-yard pass to M_Rose 
          ...  C_McFadzean with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 71 :(sto) A_Vidigal hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  D_Gayle collects the loose ball! 
          ...  D_Gayle with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  L_McNicholas is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And L_McNicholas reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Wesley plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Cleworth gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 73 :(sto) D_Gayle with a probing pass to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley tries to beat L_McNicholas from outside the area! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 75 :(sto) A_Vidigal dribbles past E_O'Connell 
          ...  A_Vidigal strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 75 :(sto) A_Vidigal moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Burger 
          ...  J_McClean with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 78 :(sto) F_Medina knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_Evans goes in studs first 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 83 :(sto) T_Berenbruch gets to the byline and finds D_Gayle with a beautiful cross 
          ...  D_Gayle attempts a lob! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 85 :(sto) B_Wilmot finds A_Vidigal on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Vidigal leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  The shot slips through L_McNicholas's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 86 :(wrx) P_Mullin has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  From long range P_Mullin bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 87 :(sto) D_Gayle knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Evans 
          ...  D_Gayle rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 87 :(wrx) The defender slips up! 
          ...  E_O'Connell is through! 
          ...  E_Stevens cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sto) The defender slips up! 
          ...  Wesley is through! 
          ...  C_McFadzean with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 91 :(sto) D_Gayle crosses in from the wing, he finds B_Pearson in the box 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  M_Cleworth picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 91 :(wrx) E_Lee spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds O_Palmer with a lovely pass! 
          ...  O_Palmer with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  D_Ward manages to turn it behind 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Bet365 Stadium
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Stevens (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Wesley (6 pen), E_Stevens (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Wesley (5), M_Leris (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Wrexham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Cleworth
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Evans (78)
Injured              : A_Okonkwo (21)
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Wrexham
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       14
Off target           :          14        |       8
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          16        |       8
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Final Score          : Stoke City 2 - 0 Wrexham
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Player Statistics - Stoke City
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_Ward         GK  22   1   1   1  21 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
F_Medina       DF   1  20  14  11  27 |  98   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  34  46
B_Wilmot       DF   1  19  13   5  21 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  32   0
E_Stevens      DF   1  19  14   6  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  17  15  88
M_Rose         DF   1  18  11   9  30 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
W_Burger       MF   1  13  19   6  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Berenbruch   MF   1   8  18  16  24 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  33  22
B_Pearson      MF   1  14  18  12  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
M_Leris        MF   1   8  18  14  24 |  58   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4   7  -4
Wesley         FW   1   8  13  20  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   5   1   1   0   0  -4  12  41
T_Campbell     FW   1   2  13  18  29 |  58   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
F_Fielding     GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Batth        DF   1  17  11   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tchamadeu    DF   1  16  10   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Vidigal      MF   1   5  17  14  20 |  40   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  24
D_Gayle        FW   1   3  13  17  28 |  40   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  32  37

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 |  21   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -2   0   0   0
G_Evans        DF   1  17  14   7  20 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  34  11  -4
E_O'Connell    DF   1  17  13   6  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
W_Boyle        DF   1  17  13   7  24 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  16   0
C_McFadzean    DF   1  16  13   7  26 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  20
M_Cleworth     DF   1  16  13   6  12 |  98   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  16   0
A_Cannon       MF   1  14  17   5  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  42
J_McClean      MF   1   6  17  14  36 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  13
T_O'Connor     MF   1  13  16   6  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  21
P_Mullin       FW   1   9  13  17  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
S_Fletcher     FW   1   8  13  16  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  41
L_McNicholas   GK  18   1   1   1  24 |  77   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   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
E_Lee          MF   1   5  16  14  20 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
O_Palmer       FW   1   9  13  16  32 |  53   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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