FFO FLT, Real Sociedad vs. Wrexham (Wed Jul 24) Real Sociedad | Wrexham 4-3-1-2 P | 5-4-1 A Kev Welford | - | K_Trapp GK | GK A_Okonkwo C_Harper DF | DF G_Evans C_Gunter DF | DF E_O'Connell J_Juranovic DF | DF W_Boyle A_Malanda DF | DF C_McFadzean Palhinha MF | DF M_Cleworth L_Leroy MF | MF A_Cannon R_Andrich MF | MF J_McClean D_Jota AM | MF T_O'Connor K_Benzema FW | MF E_Lee T_Adeyemo FW | FW S_Fletcher | M_Pigliacelli SUB | SUB L_McNicholas C_Azpiliceuta SUB | SUB B_Tozer D_Furlong SUB | SUB L_McAlinden M_Svanberg SUB | SUB R_Barnett R_Fraser SUB | SUB O_Palmer Min. 3 :(wrx) J_McClean volleys it forward. He finds S_Fletcher ... S_Fletcher with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Wrexham have the advantage! ... Real Sociedad 0-1 Wrexham ... Min. 4 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad ... Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to E Min. 4 :(wrx) J_McClean saunters past J_Juranovic ... J_McClean attempts to drive it home! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 5 :(wrx) S_Fletcher with a 40-yard pass to J_McClean ... But J_Juranovic will cut out the threat Min. 8 :(soc) D_Jota looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to K_Benzema ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_McFadzean Min. 9 :(wrx) A_Cannon lays the ball back to E_Lee ... E_Lee could have let it bounce! ... K_Trapp tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 10 :(soc) D_Jota takes possession on the edge of the box ... D_Jota with the side footed shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 10 :(wrx) E_Lee sprints past R_Andrich ... E_Lee tries to catch the keeper out! ... K_Trapp gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... But it's been disallowed! ... The referee spotted something ... That looked an awful decision, the fans boo him Min. 20 :(wrx) T_O'Connor picks out S_Fletcher with the cross ... S_Fletcher hits the ball first time! ... K_Trapp saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 22 :(soc) Palhinha is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... D_Jota latches onto the ball ... D_Jota hits a great drive! ... But A_Okonkwo stops that one easily Min. 23 :(soc) D_Jota with a real burst of pace ... D_Jota tries to beat A_Okonkwo! ... GOAL!! ... The Wrexham fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch ... It's all getting a bit ugly ... There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! ... The fans responsible are being ejected by security ... The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure ... Now it's all square! ... Real Sociedad 1-1 Wrexham ... Min. 27 :(soc) L_Leroy looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Andrich ... A left-footer by R_Andrich! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled home! ... OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! ... Real Sociedad go ahead in this match now! ... Real Sociedad 2-1 Wrexham ... Min. 28 :(wrx) W_Boyle dribbles past J_Juranovic ... W_Boyle unleashes a pile driver! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 30 :(soc) Palhinha spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to D_Jota! ... D_Jota has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Okonkwo is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Palhinha crosses it in! ... A_Okonkwo comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... D_Jota with the header ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by D_Jota! ... M_Cleworth with the clearance Min. 30 :(wrx) S_Fletcher gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside C_Gunter! ... He has some space now! ... But J_Juranovic puts the ball out of play Min. 32 :(soc) D_Jota sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... W_Boyle with an ugly foul Min. 38 :(soc) D_Jota finds K_Benzema in the box ... K_Benzema with the attempt at goal! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 40 :(soc) D_Jota sprints past the defender ... D_Jota plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... A_Okonkwo makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 41 :(wrx) E_Lee runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to S_Fletcher ... S_Fletcher flings a shot at goal! ... K_Trapp makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. 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. 47 :(wrx) E_O'Connell knocks the ball on and sprints past L_Leroy ... A delightful ball in to J_McClean ... J_McClean with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into K_Trapp's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 48 :(soc) T_Adeyemo brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Palhinha gets on the end of the pass ... Palhinha attempts to drive it home! ... A_Okonkwo makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 49 :(soc) K_Benzema turns on a sixpence ... But J_McClean slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Real Sociedad 2-1 Wrexham Min. 47 :(wrx) O_Palmer slips past C_Gunter ... J_Juranovic cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 48 :(soc) D_Jota sprints past G_Evans ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... D_Jota looks to see where A_Okonkwo is! ... He shoots! ... A_Okonkwo gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 52 :(wrx) O_Palmer with a 30-yard pass to G_Evans ... A skilful effort from G_Evans! ... But K_Trapp tips it over ... CORNER! ... C_McFadzean hits it into the box! ... O_Palmer with the shot! ... But K_Trapp punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 54 :(soc) C_Gunter takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Adeyemo ... A well-placed shot from T_Adeyemo! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... A_Okonkwo moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... Real Sociedad 3-1 Wrexham ... Min. 54 :(wrx) A_Cannon plays in R_Barnett with a beautiful ball ... R_Barnett with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... K_Trapp gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 56 :(wrx) R_Barnett has it now ... He takes on R_Andrich ... He gets past him! ... He puts in O_Palmer! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from O_Palmer! ... It looks good ... GOAL!! ... K_Trapp shouts at his defenders ... Real Sociedad 3-2 Wrexham ... Min. 57 :(wrx) A_Cannon takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into O_Palmer ... O_Palmer fires off a right-footed shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by E_O'Connell! ... It goes straight into the arms of K_Trapp ... 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 :(wrx) T_O'Connor with a measured ball to O_Palmer ... Cleared by A_Malanda Min. 60 :(soc) K_Benzema with the deft touch ... He takes it past W_Boyle ... He knocks it to D_Jota! ... D_Jota breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round A_Okonkwo ... He rounds A_Okonkwo ... He taps it towards the goal! ... It goes wide!! Min. 63 :(soc) R_Andrich pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... R_Andrich has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... The shot slips through A_Okonkwo's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... Real Sociedad 4-2 Wrexham ... Min. 70 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad ... COMING ON: D_Furlong ... COMING OFF: C_Harper Min. 70 :(wrx) A_Cannon plays it long to O_Palmer ... But C_Gunter puts it in row Z! Min. 71 :(soc) J_Juranovic bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Jota ... D_Jota belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! ... That will be a viral clip! ... Real Sociedad 5-2 Wrexham ... Min. 75 :(soc) Tactical Change by Real Sociedad ... Real Sociedad have changed their playing style to A Min. 75 :(soc) C_Gunter with an amazing show of skill to get past W_Boyle ... He crosses to T_Adeyemo ... T_Adeyemo attempts to nutmeg A_Okonkwo! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... D_Jota floats the ball in! ... W_Boyle reads it well and clears the danger Min. 76 :(wrx) A_Cannon skips the challenge from D_Furlong ... A_Cannon tries the lob from 30 yards! ... K_Trapp manages to turn it behind Min. 79 :(soc) A_Malanda with the first time flick to K_Benzema ... K_Benzema hits a great drive! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 80 :(soc) Palhinha beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds K_Benzema ... K_Benzema has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But A_Okonkwo reaches the ball. Good save Min. 85 :(wrx) J_McClean knocks the ball past A_Malanda ... Now he crosses to W_Boyle! ... W_Boyle has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But K_Trapp gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... Swung in by T_O'Connor ... C_Gunter gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 86 :(wrx) R_Barnett with the dribble ... D_Furlong is easily beaten ... R_Barnett tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... Brilliant save from K_Trapp Min. 87 :(soc) D_Jota sidesteps W_Boyle ... D_Jota attempts to nutmeg A_Okonkwo! ... GOAL!! ... A_Okonkwo shouts at his defenders ... Oh, can you believe it? He's flattened Wrexham He's hit a hat-trick at Reale Arena ... Real Sociedad 6-2 Wrexham ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(soc) T_Adeyemo floats the ball in to find Palhinha ... Palhinha with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... A_Okonkwo gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Reale Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Jota (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Jota (23,71,87), R_Andrich (27,63), T_Adeyemo (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Fletcher Scorers : S_Fletcher (3), O_Palmer (56) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad | Wrexham Attempts on Goal : 19 | 16 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 11 | 12 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 2 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 13 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Real Sociedad 6 - 2 Wrexham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Real Sociedad Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Trapp GK 23 1 1 1 32 | 98 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 C_Harper DF 1 16 11 9 25 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Gunter DF 1 21 15 7 32 | 98 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 46 0 J_Juranovic DF 1 20 14 9 27 | 98 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 34 0 A_Malanda DF 1 14 13 4 23 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 0 Palhinha MF 1 15 20 10 27 | 98 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 34 L_Leroy MF 1 12 15 8 26 | 98 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 R_Andrich MF 1 12 20 11 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 76 D_Jota AM 1 5 16 20 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 26 104 K_Benzema FW 1 3 16 22 32 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 T_Adeyemo FW 1 5 13 17 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 32 35 M_Pigliacelli GK 19 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Azpiliceuta DF 1 22 15 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Furlong DF 1 20 14 6 25 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 17 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Fraser FW 1 3 20 15 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 G_Evans DF 1 17 14 8 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 E_O'Connell DF 1 17 13 6 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 W_Boyle DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 19 0 39 C_McFadzean DF 1 16 13 7 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 M_Cleworth DF 1 16 13 6 12 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 A_Cannon MF 1 14 17 5 28 | 98 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 22 J_McClean MF 1 6 17 14 36 | 98 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 30 40 24 T_O'Connor MF 1 13 16 6 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 E_Lee MF 1 5 16 14 20 | 45 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 26 S_Fletcher FW 1 8 13 16 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 50 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 16 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 | 53 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 28 O_Palmer FW 1 9 13 16 32 | 53 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 49 1721847039 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40