FFO Champ, Stockport County vs. Wrexham (Fri Feb 14)


                     Stockport County  |  Wrexham
                            5-2-1-2 C  |  4-2-4 A
                          Mike Bridge  |  Tyler Edwards
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                          M_Amelia GK  |  GK A_Gunn
                             P_Max DF  |  DF E_Dier
                       M_Materazzi DF  |  DF R_Bensebaini
                           M_Sykes DF  |  DF B_Engels
                            A_Bell DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                       J_Capdevila DF  |  MF S_Diabate
                           M_Blasi MF  |  MF H_Mkhitaryan
                         P_Canales MF  |  FW N_Zaniolo
                           A_Guler AM  |  FW S_Benrahma
                         G_Pazzini FW  |  FW O_Watkins
                         J_Gonzaga FW  |  FW G_Veron
                                       |
                       S_Johnstone SUB |  SUB L_Badiashile
                          G_Zajkov SUB |  SUB Danilo
                      Y_Engelhardt SUB |  SUB L_Amos
                           Zarraga SUB |  SUB K_Froese
                           E_Avila SUB |  SUB L_Muriel




Min. 3  :(wrx) S_Benrahma knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Materazzi 
          ...  S_Benrahma looks to see where M_Amelia is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Veron with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Capdevila reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 4  :(stp) G_Pazzini with an intelligent ball to A_Guler 
          ...  A_Guler fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But A_Gunn punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Blasi dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Guler gets to it! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Wrexham fans taunt him! 
Min. 5  :(stp) P_Max slips past his marker S_Diabate 
          ...  The ball is whipped into J_Gonzaga 
          ...  J_Gonzaga has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 5  :(stp) P_Canales spots A_Bell who is in acres of space 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  P_Canales passes to G_Pazzini 
          ...  G_Pazzini from 20 yards! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Canales hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Gunn jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 7  :(stp) A_Bell finds A_Guler in acres of space 
          ...  K_Tierney reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 8  :(stp) M_Blasi picks up a loose ball 
          ...  M_Blasi belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Gunn makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 8  :(stp) M_Blasi takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  K_Tierney rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 9  :(wrx) N_Zaniolo cuts inside A_Bell 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  N_Zaniolo with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 9  :(stp) J_Capdevila finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  N_Zaniolo goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 10 :(wrx) B_Engels rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to S_Benrahma 
          ...  S_Benrahma cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 14 :(stp) G_Pazzini crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Canales in the box 
          ...  P_Canales plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Gunn parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Gunn recovers to save!! 
Min. 18 :(stp) P_Max with an incisive pass to G_Pazzini 
          ...  G_Pazzini hits a great drive! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Materazzi plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Gunn reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 18 :(wrx) S_Diabate beats his man 
          ...  P_Max hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Watkins hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Amelia comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  B_Engels gets to it! 
          ...  M_Amelia with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 19 :(stp) A_Guler brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Sykes gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Sykes with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But A_Gunn makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 21 :(stp) G_Pazzini finds A_Guler with a ball over the defence 
          ...  But E_Dier wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 22 :(stp) The defender slips up! 
          ...  P_Canales is through! 
          ...  P_Canales attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  A_Gunn with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 23 :(wrx) S_Diabate has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Sykes 
          ...  He puts in O_Watkins! 
          ...  A_Bell with a reckless challenge 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
Min. 30 :(stp) P_Canales slips past his marker E_Dier 
          ...  The ball is whipped into J_Gonzaga 
          ...  J_Gonzaga with a little chip! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Gunn never had a chance! 
Min. 31 :(wrx) O_Watkins with a first time pass 
          ...  S_Benrahma runs onto it! 
          ...  P_Max with a nasty foul 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  E_Dier knocks it forward 
          ...  G_Veron gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Sykes plays the back pass 
          ...  M_Amelia can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by R_Bensebaini 
          ...  N_Zaniolo loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But M_Amelia makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Bensebaini flights it in! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo gets to it! 
          ...  But M_Amelia makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 36 :(wrx) S_Benrahma with the diagonal pass to N_Zaniolo 
          ...  N_Zaniolo hits a curling shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 38 :(stp) A_Guler searches out M_Sykes 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Sykes! 
          ...  A_Gunn saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 39 :(wrx) H_Mkhitaryan slides the ball across to K_Tierney 
          ...  K_Tierney with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 42 :(wrx) H_Mkhitaryan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to G_Veron 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from G_Veron! 
          ...  M_Amelia gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Dier flights it in! 
          ...  M_Amelia thumps the ball away! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 46 :(stp) P_Canales is too quick for the defence 
          ...  P_Canales keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 46 :(stp) G_Pazzini stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stockport County 0-0 Wrexham

Min. 48 :(wrx) S_Benrahma jinks through the defence 
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Benrahma! 
          ...  GOOOOOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The Wrexham fans chant his name! 
          ...  Mike Bridge is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Stockport County 0-1 Wrexham ...
Min. 49 :(wrx) G_Veron lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Benrahma latches on to it 
          ...  S_Benrahma tries the shot! 
          ...  M_Amelia manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Bensebaini with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Amelia easily catches it! 
Min. 50 :(stp) J_Gonzaga takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  J_Gonzaga pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  A_Gunn with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 52 :(stp) A_Guler hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Max collects the loose ball! 
          ...  P_Max hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  He can't believe it himself! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Stockport County 1-1 Wrexham ...
Min. 54 :(stp) G_Pazzini with a glorious long pass to A_Guler 
          ...  B_Engels with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 61 :(stp) J_Gonzaga runs at K_Tierney 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  R_Bensebaini with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 62 :(wrx) O_Watkins runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_Guler with a nasty foul 
Min. 65 :(wrx) G_Veron is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins tries to beat M_Amelia! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Amelia moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  M_Amelia looks dejected! 
          ...  Let's see if Wrexham can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Stockport County 1-2 Wrexham ...
Min. 65 :(stp) J_Capdevila takes advantage of a mistake by K_Tierney 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  S_Benrahma with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 67 :(stp) A_Bell with a clever shimmy 
          ...  S_Diabate wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 67 :(wrx) G_Veron takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  G_Veron with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 70 :(stp) A_Guler takes advantage of a mistake by S_Diabate 
          ...  He knocks the ball to G_Pazzini! 
          ...  A cracking drive from G_Pazzini! 
          ...  A_Gunn is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Gunn looks very relieved! 
Min. 72 :(stp) G_Pazzini beats his man 
          ...  E_Dier gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 72 :(wrx) E_Dier gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside M_Materazzi! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Capdevila with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 75 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: Danilo 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Bensebaini 
Min. 76 :(wrx) G_Veron dribbles past J_Capdevila 
          ...  G_Veron with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  M_Amelia parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 77 :(stp) M_Materazzi feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Gonzaga runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Gonzaga fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Gunn is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Gunn looks very relieved! 
Min. 79 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Zajkov 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Materazzi 
Min. 79 :(wrx) O_Watkins flicks the ball on to G_Veron 
          ...  G_Veron with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  M_Amelia 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. 80 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County 
          ...  COMING ON: Zarraga 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Blasi 
Min. 80 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Muriel 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Zaniolo 
Min. 80 :(stp) P_Canales spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds J_Capdevila with a lovely pass! 
          ...  J_Capdevila with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But A_Gunn makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 81 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Avila 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga 
Min. 84 :(stp) G_Pazzini runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  G_Pazzini goes for goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  Stockport County have equalised! 
          ...  Is there enough time to complete the comeback? 
          ...  Stockport County 2-2 Wrexham ...
Min. 87 :(wrx) S_Benrahma volleys it forward. He finds O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins attempts a lob! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(stp) G_Zajkov holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Guler 
          ...  A_Guler aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  What a moment to score! 
          ...  That must surely be the winner!! 
          ...  Stockport County 3-2 Wrexham ...
Min. 91 :(stp) A_Guler finds P_Canales with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  P_Canales with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Gunn was lucky there 
Min. 92 :(wrx) O_Watkins is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to L_Muriel 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from L_Muriel! 
          ...  But M_Amelia punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Edgeley Park
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Stockport County Match Info
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Best player          : A_Guler (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Max (52), G_Pazzini (84), A_Guler (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Bell (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Wrexham Match Info
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Best player          : G_Veron
Scorers              : S_Benrahma (48), O_Watkins (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Zaniolo (9), H_Mkhitaryan (46), R_Bensebaini (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Stockport County  |    Wrexham
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :          13        |       9
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Stockport County 3 - 2 Wrexham
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Player Statistics - Stockport County
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Amelia       GK  22   1   1   1  25 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  43   0   0   0
P_Max          DF   1  19  15   9  30 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  17  28  42
M_Materazzi    DF   1  18  14   3  21 |  80   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  19  14   7  28 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  17   0  40
A_Bell         DF   1  18  15   4  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  10  -4
J_Capdevila    DF   1  18  16   9  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  18
M_Blasi        MF   1  14  18  14  25 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
P_Canales      MF   1   7  18  16  26 |  93   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  33  44
A_Guler        AM   1  10  19  18  27 |  93   0   0   5   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  64  41
G_Pazzini      FW   1   7  14  18  28 |  93   0   0   4   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  60  48
J_Gonzaga      FW   1   4  17  18  29 |  82   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
S_Johnstone    GK  24   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zajkov       DF   1  14  11   6  28 |  13   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Y_Engelhardt   MF   1   5  13   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zarraga        MF   1   5  15  12  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Avila        FW   1   5  11  15  25 |  11   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
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A_Gunn         GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  93  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  23  15  10  25 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  16   4  24 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
B_Engels       DF   1  22  16  11  28 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  13  16
K_Tierney      DF   1  23  17   9  29 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0  17
S_Diabate      MF   1  16  18   4  26 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  11   0
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   1   3  18  13  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  18  -4
N_Zaniolo      FW   1  11  20  19  26 |  81   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  26
S_Benrahma     FW   1   5  20  17  22 |  93   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  18  54
O_Watkins      FW   1   7  12  23  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  34  17
G_Veron        FW   1   2  16  22  29 |  93   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  43  18
L_Badiashile   GK  18   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DF   1  18  15   4  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Amos         MF   1   3  15   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Froese       MF   1   5  12  14  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Muriel       FW   1   5  12  19  26 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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