FFO League One, Wrexham vs. Blackpool (Fri Aug 30) Wrexham | Blackpool 4-4-2 D | 4-4-2 N - | - | A_Okonkwo GK | GK D_Grimshaw G_Evans DF | DF J_Husband E_O'Connell DF | DF M_Ekpiteta W_Boyle DF | DF D_Thompson C_McFadzean DF | DF J_Gabriel A_Cannon MF | MF K_Dougall J_McClean MF | MF O_Norburn T_O'Connor MF | MF S_Carey E_Lee MF | MF J_Weir P_Mullin FW | FW S_Lavery S_Fletcher FW | FW K_Kouassi | L_McNicholas SUB | SUB R_O'Donnell M_Cleworth SUB | SUB D_Tharme B_Tozer SUB | SUB J_Moore R_Barnett SUB | SUB C_Hamilton O_Palmer SUB | SUB J_Rhodes Min. 4 :(blp) J_Weir looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to S_Lavery ... S_Lavery is clean through! ... He just has A_Okonkwo to beat! ... He tries to slide it past A_Okonkwo ... A_Okonkwo pulls off a save!! Min. 5 :(wrx) T_O'Connor with a penetrating pass to P_Mullin ... J_Gabriel with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 6 :(wrx) S_Fletcher feeds the ball through the middle ... C_McFadzean runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... K_Dougall takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 12 :(blp) S_Carey gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to K_Dougall ... W_Boyle knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 19 :(blp) J_Husband has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Okonkwo! ... S_Fletcher hacks him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 21 :(blp) K_Dougall with the first time pass to S_Lavery ... T_O'Connor with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 22 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta with a real burst of pace ... He shows A_Cannon a clean set of heals ... But C_McFadzean puts the ball out of play Min. 27 :(blp) K_Kouassi pushes it past S_Fletcher ... K_Kouassi with a bomb of a shot! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 30 :(wrx) J_McClean kicks J_Weir off the ball ... Well spotted by The Referee ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 34 :(blp) K_Dougall chips the ball forward to S_Lavery ... W_Boyle with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 38 :(wrx) E_Lee turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Fletcher ... S_Fletcher tries to catch the keeper out! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 39 :(wrx) P_Mullin controls the ball with ease ... P_Mullin hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... GOAL!! ... Superb strike! ... His team mates join him in a celebration ... They dance around his shirt in delight!! ... And Wrexham are leading in the game now ... Wrexham 1-0 Blackpool ... Min. 39 :(wrx) A_Cannon feeds the ball to E_Lee ... O_Norburn with the high feet ... The Referee warned him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 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 ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wrexham 1-0 Blackpool Min. 48 :(wrx) G_Evans hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... O_Palmer latches onto it! ... K_Dougall with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 48 :(wrx) A_Okonkwo is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 49 :(blp) S_Lavery barges W_Boyle off the ball ... A_Okonkwo with an ugly foul ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK ... J_Weir swings it in ... K_Dougall gets on the end of it ... K_Dougall hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Okonkwo saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: J_Rhodes ... COMING OFF: K_Kouassi Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: C_Hamilton ... COMING OFF: J_Weir Min. 55 :(wrx) The ball is passed in from E_O'Connell, he finds G_Evans ... Excellent sliding challenge by D_Thompson ... He timed it well Min. 56 :(wrx) G_Evans beats K_Dougall ... He showed great skill there ... But J_Husband with the fine tackle Min. 57 :(wrx) A_Cannon beats J_Husband ... A_Cannon with the goal bound shot! ... But D_Grimshaw palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 58 :(wrx) J_McClean turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Mullin ... M_Ekpiteta forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Evans floats the ball in! ... J_Husband gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 60 :(blp) S_Lavery sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... But P_Mullin wins the ball Min. 61 :(wrx) R_Barnett cuts the ball back to O_Palmer ... D_Thompson clears with a diving header Min. 64 :(wrx) J_McClean with the header on ... He finds O_Palmer in space ... J_Gabriel wins the ball Min. 65 :(wrx) R_Barnett gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds O_Palmer ... J_Gabriel takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 69 :(wrx) J_McClean sidesteps J_Gabriel ... But J_Husband reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 71 :(blp) O_Norburn looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to S_Lavery ... S_Lavery sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... 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. 72 :(blp) D_Thompson flicks it over O_Palmer and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Thompson attempts the shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 72 :(wrx) C_McFadzean sprints past S_Lavery ... O_Norburn with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 76 :(wrx) E_O'Connell is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 76 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: M_Cleworth ... COMING OFF: E_O'Connell Min. 76 :(wrx) P_Mullin brushes M_Ekpiteta aside and breaks free ... J_Husband is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 78 :(blp) J_Husband knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Cleworth ... A delightful ball in to C_Hamilton ... But G_Evans sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(wrx) O_Palmer jumps over the defender's challenge ... J_Husband reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 90 :(wrx) P_Mullin with a perfectly timed run ... What a fantastic interception by M_Ekpiteta ... He read that situation like a book! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Racecourse Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Mullin (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Mullin (39) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Fletcher (19) Injured : E_O'Connell (76) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Dougall Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Norburn (72), J_Husband (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham | Blackpool Attempts on Goal : 3 | 5 Off target : 1 | 3 On target : 2 | 2 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 13 Key Passes : 10 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wrexham 1 - 0 Blackpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 1 1 1 14 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 G_Evans DF 1 17 14 8 20 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 0 E_O'Connell DF 1 17 13 6 26 | 78 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 W_Boyle DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 C_McFadzean DF 1 16 13 7 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Cannon MF 1 14 17 5 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 J_McClean MF 1 6 17 14 36 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_O'Connor MF 1 13 16 6 26 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 6 0 E_Lee MF 1 5 16 14 20 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 P_Mullin FW 1 9 13 17 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 0 20 S_Fletcher FW 1 8 13 16 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 5 3 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 16 13 6 12 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 B_Tozer DF 1 16 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 O_Palmer FW 1 9 13 16 32 | 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Blackpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Grimshaw GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 J_Husband DF 1 18 14 8 32 | 94 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 52 4 -4 M_Ekpiteta DF 1 18 14 7 18 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 D_Thompson DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 15 J_Gabriel DF 1 17 14 8 36 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 K_Dougall MF 1 14 17 6 30 | 94 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 10 18 O_Norburn MF 1 15 17 7 36 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 1 -4 S_Carey MF 1 5 17 14 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 J_Weir MF 1 15 17 5 12 | 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 S_Lavery FW 1 8 12 17 34 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 K_Kouassi FW 1 7 12 16 26 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 13 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Hamilton MF 1 4 16 12 10 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rhodes FW 1 7 12 15 16 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1725006140 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40