FFO Champ, Wrexham vs. Norwich City (Tue May 20)


                              Wrexham  |  Norwich City
                            4-1-2-3 P  |  5-1-0-3-1 C
                        Tyler Edwards  |  Jon Banks
                                       |
                            A_Gunn GK  |  GK K_Tzolakis
                            E_Dier DF  |  DF A_Forson
                      R_Bensebaini DF  |  DF F_Balbuena
                          B_Engels DF  |  DF K_Fisher
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                         S_Diabate MF  |  DF Joao_Neves
                         N_Zaniolo AM  |  AM A_Rais
                        S_Benrahma AM  |  DM K_Jakic
                      E_Ben_Seghir FW  |  AM P_Aimar
                           G_Veron FW  |  AM E_Laidlaw
                         O_Watkins FW  |  FW J_Carew
                                       |
                      L_Badiashile SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                            Danilo SUB |  SUB B_Howedes
                        P_Placheta SUB |  SUB B_Cheyrou
                      H_Mkhitaryan SUB |  SUB H_Losada
                          L_Muriel SUB |  SUB J_Lens




Min. 1  :(wrx) O_Watkins takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  F_Balbuena with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 3  :(nor) D_Caleta_Car holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Aimar 
          ...  P_Aimar sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 4  :(nor) J_Carew flicks it over R_Bensebaini's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Carew shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Gunn makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Rais swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Gunn catches it with ease 
Min. 5  :(wrx) R_Bensebaini takes advantage of a mistake by A_Forson 
          ...  He knocks the ball to O_Watkins! 
          ...  A_Forson with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Jon Banks looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  K_Tierney bends it round the wall 
          ...  The shot slips through K_Tzolakis's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear! 
          ...  Let's see if Wrexham can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Wrexham 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 6  :(nor) E_Laidlaw finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with the crafty shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 9  :(nor) J_Carew runs at B_Engels 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Carew with the shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn manages to turn it behind 
Min. 15 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo loses his marker! 
          ...  P_Aimar clears with a diving header 
Min. 17 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Joao_Neves takes possession 
Min. 18 :(nor) Joao_Neves latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  E_Dier goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 22 :(nor) P_Aimar with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  P_Aimar sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  A_Gunn saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 31 :(nor) Joao_Neves off the woodwork! 
          ...  K_Jakic picks up the deflection 
          ...  K_Jakic with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  Tyler Edwards is furious! 
          ...  Norwich City are back level! 
          ...  Wrexham 1-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 32 :(wrx) S_Diabate with a slick pass to S_Benrahma 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Benrahma! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 37 :(wrx) B_Engels feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  N_Zaniolo runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But A_Forson puts the ball out of play 
Min. 37 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  P_Aimar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_Aimar with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn catches the ball 
Min. 38 :(nor) A_Forson is in some pain 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But he looks unable to continue 
Min. 38 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Howedes 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Forson 
Min. 40 :(nor) K_Jakic with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  A cracking drive from E_Laidlaw! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  That's given Norwich City the lead! 
          ...  Wrexham 1-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 41 :(nor) K_Jakic hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Rais latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Rais sees A_Gunn off his line! 
          ...  A_Gunn saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(wrx) S_Diabate runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to B_Engels 
          ...  B_Engels hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Benrahma with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  K_Jakic reads it well and clears the danger 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wrexham 1-2 Norwich City

Min. 47 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Fisher 
          ...  E_Dier makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Balbuena drives it into the box! 
          ...  A_Gunn comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 48 :(nor) E_Laidlaw had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 49 :(nor) Joao_Neves races into the box 
          ...  He sees B_Howedes lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  B_Howedes drives the shot in! 
          ...  A_Gunn tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Jakic swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 50 :(wrx) B_Engels is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Dier latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Joao_Neves is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 51 :(wrx) G_Veron controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  K_Fisher cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 51 :(nor) J_Carew with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  J_Carew aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Gunn moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 52 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  O_Watkins decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  But B_Howedes puts the ball out of play 
Min. 52 :(nor) Joao_Neves brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on S_Benrahma 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Carew! 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 52 :(wrx) K_Tierney feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  G_Veron runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  K_Fisher with a bad challenge 
Min. 57 :(wrx) O_Watkins turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Benrahma 
          ...  S_Benrahma controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 59 :(nor) K_Jakic with a flicked pass to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew with a little chip! 
          ...  A_Gunn gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 60 :(nor) J_Carew sidesteps E_Dier 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Carew shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 62 :(wrx) K_Tierney gets lucky and beats A_Rais 
          ...  Now with the centre to O_Watkins 
          ...  Great challenge by B_Howedes 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Benrahma dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It is kicked away by Joao_Neves 
Min. 64 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  N_Zaniolo with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 65 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Ben_Seghir 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat K_Tzolakis now! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past K_Tzolakis 
          ...  K_Tzolakis pulls off a save!! 
Min. 65 :(nor) E_Laidlaw loses B_Engels 
          ...  E_Dier with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 67 :(wrx) G_Veron is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Bensebaini latches onto the end of it 
          ...  R_Bensebaini with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 70 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Benrahma 
Min. 71 :(wrx) S_Diabate slides it through the middle to E_Ben_Seghir 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir with a thundering volley! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 73 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Muriel 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Ben_Seghir 
Min. 73 :(wrx) S_Diabate spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds E_Dier with a lovely pass! 
          ...  K_Jakic pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 74 :(wrx) B_Engels boots it towards G_Veron 
          ...  G_Veron hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Dier with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  K_Tierney tries to place the shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be K_Tzolakis's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 75 :(nor) A_Rais with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Carew gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Carew bears down on goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 78 :(wrx) L_Muriel works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Veron 
          ...  K_Fisher cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 82 :(wrx) O_Watkins with the majestic dribble 
          ...  O_Watkins plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  K_Tzolakis tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 84 :(wrx) L_Muriel with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by B_Howedes 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 85 :(nor) A_Rais runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Carew 
          ...  K_Tierney forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Fisher! 
          ...  It is cleared by B_Engels 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wrx) L_Muriel plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  L_Muriel with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Racecourse Ground
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Wrexham Match Info
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Best player          : K_Tierney
Scorers              : K_Tierney (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Dier (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : K_Jakic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Jakic (31), E_Laidlaw (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Jakic (73)
Injured              : A_Forson (38)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Wrexham  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           5        |       12
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Wrexham 1 - 2 Norwich City
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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 |  99  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  23  15  10  25 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  22  -4  -4
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  17   4  24 |  99   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  22
B_Engels       DF   1  22  17  12  28 |  99   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  36  14
K_Tierney      DF   1  23  18   9  29 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  13  11  59
S_Diabate      MF   1  16  19   5  26 |  99   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
N_Zaniolo      AM   1  11  21  19  26 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   7
S_Benrahma     AM   1   6  20  17  22 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
E_Ben_Seghir   FW   1   9  20  19  27 |  75   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
G_Veron        FW   1   2  17  22  29 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   5
O_Watkins      FW   1   7  12  23  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   4
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Placheta     MF   1   5  13  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Mkhitaryan   AM   1   3  19  13  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Muriel       FW   1   5  12  19  26 |  24   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   7

Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Tzolakis     GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  99   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  20  17  13  24 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
F_Balbuena     DF   1  19  14   5  33 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  15  13  26 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  28   0
Joao_Neves     DF   1  18  22  14  27 |  99   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  25   0
A_Rais         AM   1   4  19  16  24 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  11
K_Jakic        DM   1  15  18   6  32 |  99   0   1   3   1   1   1   1   0   0  17  44  44
P_Aimar        AM   1   9  18  17  31 |  99   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  27   0  29
E_Laidlaw      AM   1   5  16  19  20 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  13  38
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  19  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  46
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  13   4  27 |  61   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  54   0  23
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  12  18   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Losada       MF   1   6  17  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lens         FW   1   5  13  17  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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