FFO League One, Wrexham vs. Preston (Fri Oct 11) Wrexham | Preston 4-4-2 E | 4-2-4 C - | - | A_Okonkwo GK | GK F_Woodman G_Evans DF | DF A_Hughes E_O'Connell DF | DF J_Whatmough W_Boyle DF | DF L_Lindsay C_McFadzean DF | DF J_Storey A_Cannon MF | MF B_Whiteman J_McClean MF | MF R_Ledson T_O'Connor MF | FW R_Healey E_Lee MF | FW C_Evans P_Mullin FW | FW L_Stewart S_Fletcher FW | FW W_Keane | L_McNicholas SUB | SUB D_Cornell M_Cleworth SUB | SUB C_Ramsay B_Tozer SUB | SUB P_Bauer R_Barnett SUB | SUB A_McCann O_Palmer SUB | SUB M_O'Neill Min. 5 :(wrx) W_Boyle finds the space intelligently ... W_Boyle with a stunning strike! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Evans plays it towards the near post! ... It comes to E_Lee ... He gets the shot away ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... That's put Wrexham in front! ... Wrexham 1-0 Preston ... Min. 6 :(wrx) E_Lee is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... C_McFadzean latches onto the ball ... C_McFadzean with a thundering drive! ... F_Woodman saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 6 :(pne) J_Storey holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Healey ... R_Healey blasts the ball towards goal! ... But A_Okonkwo punches it away Min. 6 :(wrx) W_Boyle kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... G_Evans gets on the end of the pass ... C_Evans fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 7 :(wrx) T_O'Connor looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... Let's hope it's not serious ... He returns to the pitch to carry on ... He seems to be ok Min. 8 :(pne) W_Keane flights the ball to L_Lindsay ... But J_McClean sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 18 :(wrx) S_Fletcher moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to P_Mullin ... P_Mullin looks to see where F_Woodman is! ... He shoots! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 20 :(pne) C_Evans is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to A_Hughes ... G_Evans with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 24 :(pne) J_Whatmough takes advantage of a mistake by E_O'Connell ... It's a lucky break ... W_Boyle reads the play well Min. 32 :(wrx) G_Evans looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to E_O'Connell ... E_O'Connell belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... F_Woodman with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 36 :(wrx) E_Lee controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... W_Boyle gets onto the end of the pass! ... W_Boyle drives the shot in! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 36 :(pne) W_Keane 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! ... A_Hughes receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Hughes hits a crisp volley! ... A_Okonkwo guesses right Min. 38 :(pne) A_Hughes kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... W_Keane gets on the end of the pass ... The defender is caught ball watching ... W_Keane takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just A_Okonkwo is between him and the goal ... A_Okonkwo charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... GOAL!! ... Massive mistake by A_Okonkwo! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Wrexham 1-1 Preston ... Min. 42 :(wrx) J_McClean races into the box ... He sees P_Mullin lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Cleared by J_Storey Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(wrx) E_Lee passes the ball to P_Mullin ... P_Mullin with the strike! ... The ball moves through the air! ... F_Woodman moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 43 :(pne) C_Evans lobs the ball over the defence ... R_Healey latches on to it ... W_Boyle cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 43 :(wrx) A_Cannon retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... E_Lee gets on the end of it ... J_Whatmough with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 44 :(pne) R_Ledson with a penetrating pass to L_Lindsay ... E_O'Connell with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... - looks relieved ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... A_Hughes drives it under the wall ... What agility from A_Okonkwo Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: R_Barnett ... COMING OFF: E_Lee Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: M_Cleworth ... COMING OFF: C_McFadzean Min. 46 :(wrx) W_Boyle runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... W_Boyle rifles it at the goal! ... F_Woodman has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... F_Woodman is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 47 :(pne) R_Ledson boots it towards C_Evans ... C_Evans has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 49 :(wrx) R_Barnett gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... R_Barnett curls the ball in on goal! ... F_Woodman with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wrexham 1-1 Preston Min. 48 :(wrx) R_Barnett skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_Mullin ... But J_Storey wins the tackle cleanly Min. 49 :(pne) J_Storey hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... R_Healey latches onto it! ... W_Boyle intercepts the pass Min. 51 :(pne) B_Whiteman crosses into the box, finding C_Evans ... Superbly timed tackle by W_Boyle ... He made it look easy Min. 55 :(pne) Substitution by Preston ... COMING ON: M_O'Neill ... COMING OFF: W_Keane Min. 55 :(pne) Substitution by Preston ... COMING ON: C_Ramsay ... COMING OFF: J_Storey Min. 55 :(wrx) S_Fletcher with the dribble ... B_Whiteman is easily beaten ... S_Fletcher attempts a lob! ... It flies in! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Wrexham have the advantage! ... Wrexham 2-1 Preston ... Min. 56 :(pne) J_Whatmough looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to R_Healey ... R_Healey with the chance! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 57 :(wrx) J_McClean hoists the ball across to S_Fletcher ... S_Fletcher with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 57 :(pne) C_Evans takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... C_Evans tries one from the edge of the box! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 59 :(pne) J_Whatmough finds L_Stewart with a ball over the defence ... L_Stewart with the shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Right into the top corner! ... Preston have pulled level! ... Wrexham 2-2 Preston ... Min. 60 :(pne) R_Ledson holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_O'Neill ... T_O'Connor pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 65 :(wrx) S_Fletcher looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to P_Mullin ... J_Whatmough makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... W_Boyle with an inswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of F_Woodman Min. 66 :(pne) A_Hughes whips the ball across to C_Evans ... C_Evans has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Okonkwo is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Ledson flights it in! ... A_Okonkwo comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... L_Stewart with the shot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Okonkwo never had a chance! Min. 67 :(wrx) R_Barnett with the diagonal pass to T_O'Connor ... A_Hughes wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 68 :(pne) C_Evans knocks the ball past E_O'Connell ... C_Evans with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 75 :(pne) C_Evans takes advantage of a mistake by E_O'Connell ... M_Cleworth robs him of the ball Min. 79 :(pne) M_O'Neill flicks it past G_Evans ... He runs forward ... M_O'Neill rifles it to the far post! ... A_Okonkwo can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Okonkwo makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 82 :(wrx) J_McClean with a flicked pass to M_Cleworth ... M_Cleworth with a bomb of a shot! ... F_Woodman 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. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(wrx) P_Mullin turns nicely onto the ball ... R_Healey with a bad challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Racecourse Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Lee (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Lee (5), S_Fletcher (55) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Keane Scorers : W_Keane (38), L_Stewart (59) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Evans (6), J_Whatmough (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham | Preston Attempts on Goal : 12 | 12 Off target : 7 | 7 On target : 5 | 5 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 4 Key Passes : 13 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wrexham 2 - 2 Preston ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 G_Evans DF 1 18 14 8 20 | 96 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 24 0 E_O'Connell DF 1 17 13 6 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 W_Boyle DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 96 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 60 9 48 C_McFadzean DF 1 16 13 7 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 A_Cannon MF 1 14 17 6 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 J_McClean MF 1 6 17 14 36 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 15 0 T_O'Connor MF 1 13 16 6 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 E_Lee MF 1 5 16 15 20 | 45 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 24 P_Mullin FW 1 9 13 18 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 S_Fletcher FW 1 8 13 17 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 26 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 | 51 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 17 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 14 14 | 51 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 O_Palmer FW 1 9 13 16 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Preston Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F_Woodman GK 22 1 1 1 20 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 A_Hughes DF 1 18 15 8 24 | 96 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 14 29 32 J_Whatmough DF 1 18 14 8 26 | 96 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 28 -4 L_Lindsay DF 1 18 15 8 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Storey DF 1 17 14 7 24 | 59 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 16 0 B_Whiteman MF 1 14 18 5 16 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 R_Ledson MF 1 14 18 6 32 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 R_Healey FW 1 8 13 18 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 C_Evans FW 1 8 13 17 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 14 20 L_Stewart FW 1 6 10 16 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 W_Keane FW 1 6 17 15 8 | 59 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 24 D_Cornell GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Ramsay DF 1 16 14 8 22 | 37 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 A_McCann MF 1 14 16 6 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_O'Neill FW 1 3 16 14 24 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1728641275 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40