FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Wrexham (Fri Feb 28) Norwich City | Wrexham 4-1-3-2 C | 5-1-2-2 C Jon Banks | Tyler Edwards | N_Pope GK | GK A_Gunn A_Forson DF | DF E_Dier A_Cole DF | DF Wendell K_Fisher DF | DF B_Engels B_Howedes DF | DF K_Tierney Joao_Neves DM | DF Danilo P_Aimar MF | MF S_Benrahma H_Losada MF | AM E_Ben_Seghir A_Rais MF | AM N_Zaniolo E_Laidlaw FW | FW O_Watkins J_Carew FW | FW G_Veron | L_Wahlstedt SUB | SUB L_Badiashile D_Harvie SUB | SUB M_Kaminski B_Cheyrou SUB | SUB L_Amos J_Onomah SUB | SUB H_Mkhitaryan J_Lens SUB | SUB L_Muriel Min. 11 :(nor) P_Aimar unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Laidlaw ... The defender is caught ball watching ... E_Laidlaw takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just A_Gunn is between him and the goal ... He nutmegs A_Gunn ... It hits the upright!! ... A_Gunn recovers to save it!! Min. 13 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo with a glorious 60-yard pass to E_Ben_Seghir ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from E_Ben_Seghir! ... It looks good ... N_Pope with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 15 :(nor) A_Cole with a slick pass to E_Laidlaw ... Well intercepted by K_Tierney Min. 15 :(wrx) S_Benrahma takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Ben_Seghir ... E_Ben_Seghir fires the shot in! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 17 :(nor) P_Aimar works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Carew ... A left-footer by J_Carew! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 18 :(nor) E_Laidlaw runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Danilo ... He showed his class there ... O_Watkins with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 20 :(nor) B_Howedes retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... A_Forson latches onto the end of it ... A_Forson tries to beat A_Gunn! ... But A_Gunn reaches the ball. Good save Min. 21 :(wrx) Danilo drives it forward to B_Engels ... B_Engels hits the ball on the bounce! ... N_Pope with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 25 :(nor) A_Forson searches out E_Laidlaw ... E_Laidlaw with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But A_Gunn palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 27 :(nor) H_Losada drives the ball across field ... It comes to J_Carew ... J_Carew aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... A_Gunn blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 28 :(nor) P_Aimar finds E_Laidlaw in the box ... Wendell wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 32 :(nor) K_Fisher with the cross-field pass to E_Laidlaw ... E_Laidlaw from 20 yards! ... A_Gunn parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 35 :(nor) H_Losada with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Carew gets on the end of the pass ... J_Carew attempts the shot! ... It's way wide ... The Wrexham fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 35 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir flights the ball to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins cracks a laser towards goal! ... N_Pope makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 36 :(nor) H_Losada takes on Danilo ... He runs past him ... N_Zaniolo with the foul ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 40 :(wrx) G_Veron makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... A powerful shot by G_Veron! ... N_Pope makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 41 :(wrx) S_Benrahma with an early cross to G_Veron ... B_Howedes with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious Min. 41 :(wrx) O_Watkins cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Veron ... A cheeky lob from G_Veron! ... GOAL!! ... The Wrexham fans are delighted! ... That puts Wrexham ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Norwich City 0-1 Wrexham ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 48 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir with a short pass to find Wendell ... Wendell bears down on goal! ... N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-1 Wrexham Min. 48 :(wrx) G_Veron spits at A_Rais ... That is disgraceful! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 55 :(nor) H_Losada holds the ball up ... He sees J_Carew in space! ... J_Carew sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But A_Gunn hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 56 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: D_Harvie ... COMING OFF: B_Howedes Min. 60 :(wrx) O_Watkins with a short pass to find S_Benrahma ... Joao_Neves with a poor challenge ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: J_Lens ... COMING OFF: J_Carew Min. 67 :(wrx) O_Watkins with a real burst of pace ... He shows A_Cole a clean set of heals ... O_Watkins plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But it goes wide Min. 70 :(nor) H_Losada holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Rais ... Danilo reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 70 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins tries the shot! ... N_Pope with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: J_Onomah ... COMING OFF: A_Rais Min. 75 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: M_Kaminski ... COMING OFF: E_Dier Min. 77 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo jinks past A_Forson ... N_Zaniolo drives the shot in! ... N_Pope won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 79 :(wrx) G_Veron is first to the loose ball ... A glorious effort by G_Veron! ... N_Pope won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 80 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: H_Mkhitaryan ... COMING OFF: N_Zaniolo Min. 80 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: L_Muriel ... COMING OFF: G_Veron Min. 82 :(nor) Joao_Neves with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past Danilo ... Joao_Neves with the punt towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 83 :(wrx) B_Engels works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Ben_Seghir ... Joao_Neves fouls badly ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Jon Banks looks relieved Min. 86 :(nor) H_Losada is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... J_Lens latches onto the ball ... M_Kaminski clears with a diving header Min. 86 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to O_Watkins ... Joao_Neves reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(nor) J_Lens jumps over the defender's challenge ... S_Benrahma reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 94 :(nor) A_Cole over hits his pass ... He finds Joao_Neves though ... That was fortunate ... Excellent sliding challenge from O_Watkins Min. 94 :(nor) P_Aimar takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Kaminski ... E_Ben_Seghir with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 95 :(wrx) L_Muriel with the heel pass to E_Ben_Seghir ... Good sliding challenge from A_Forson and it had to be ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Losada Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Joao_Neves (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Watkins (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Veron (41) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Zaniolo (36), G_Veron (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Wrexham Attempts on Goal : 9 | 11 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 14 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 0 - 1 Wrexham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 100 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 A_Forson DF 1 19 16 12 24 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 13 15 A_Cole DF 1 18 16 4 21 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 K_Fisher DF 1 18 14 2 30 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 B_Howedes DF 1 18 13 4 27 | 59 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 Joao_Neves DM 1 18 21 14 27 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 -4 8 P_Aimar MF 1 9 18 16 31 | 100 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 H_Losada MF 1 6 17 15 24 | 100 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 A_Rais MF 1 4 18 16 24 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Laidlaw FW 1 5 15 18 20 | 100 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 J_Carew FW 1 8 13 18 22 | 68 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 L_Wahlstedt GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Harvie DF 1 15 14 5 30 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Cheyrou MF 1 12 18 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Onomah MF 1 10 13 6 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lens FW 1 5 13 17 20 | 32 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_Gunn GK 25 1 1 1 21 | 100 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 23 15 10 25 | 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wendell DF 1 16 10 7 30 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 B_Engels DF 1 22 16 11 28 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 16 K_Tierney DF 1 23 17 9 29 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Danilo DF 1 18 15 4 21 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 0 S_Benrahma MF 1 5 20 17 22 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 9 0 E_Ben_Seghir AM 1 9 19 18 27 | 100 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 17 N_Zaniolo AM 1 11 20 19 26 | 83 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 14 3 O_Watkins FW 1 7 12 23 24 | 100 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 29 55 11 G_Veron FW 1 2 16 22 29 | 83 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 21 L_Badiashile GK 18 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kaminski DF 1 16 12 5 23 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 L_Amos MF 1 3 15 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Mkhitaryan AM 1 3 18 13 27 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Muriel FW 1 5 12 19 26 | 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 1740778669 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40