FFO Champ, Wrexham vs. Stockport County (Fri May 09) Wrexham | Stockport County 4-1-2-3 E | 5-3-2 P Tyler Edwards | Mike Bridge | A_Gunn GK | GK M_Amelia E_Dier DF | DF P_Max R_Bensebaini DF | DF M_Materazzi B_Engels DF | DF A_Bell K_Tierney DF | DF N_Gerak S_Diabate MF | DF J_Capdevila N_Zaniolo AM | MF P_Canales H_Mkhitaryan AM | MF M_Blasi E_Ben_Seghir FW | MF Zarraga G_Veron FW | FW A_Guler O_Watkins FW | FW G_Pazzini | L_Badiashile SUB | SUB X_Mous Danilo SUB | SUB G_Zajkov P_Placheta SUB | SUB Vesga L_Amos SUB | SUB E_Avila L_Muriel SUB | SUB M_Zaccagni Min. 2 :(stp) Zarraga cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to P_Max ... K_Tierney makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 3 :(stp) P_Max looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Pazzini ... G_Pazzini hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Gunn takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 4 :(wrx) G_Veron with a short pass to find B_Engels ... M_Amelia tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that ... What's The Referee going to decide? ... PENALTY!! ... That looked like it was outside the box!! ... O_Watkins places the ball on the spot! ... He tries a cheeky Panenka chip over the keeper ... GOAL!! ... M_Amelia looks embarrassed he dived too early ... That's given Wrexham the lead! ... Wrexham 1-0 Stockport County... Min. 8 :(stp) G_Pazzini flicks it past O_Watkins ... He runs forward ... G_Pazzini sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 9 :(stp) M_Blasi jumps over the defender's challenge ... K_Tierney robs him of the ball Min. 10 :(wrx) O_Watkins sidesteps A_Guler ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... O_Watkins belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... M_Amelia with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 10 :(stp) A_Guler takes on E_Dier ... He runs past him ... A_Guler launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... A_Gunn with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 13 :(wrx) B_Engels turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to K_Tierney ... But M_Materazzi clears the ball to safety Min. 16 :(wrx) S_Diabate gains control of the loose ball ... S_Diabate carves a shot towards goal! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... N_Zaniolo hits it into the box! ... A_Bell reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 18 :(wrx) S_Diabate over hits his pass ... He finds O_Watkins though ... That was fortunate ... O_Watkins with a bicycle kick! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 20 :(stp) A_Guler with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... G_Veron with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 24 :(stp) G_Pazzini lobs it over R_Bensebaini ... G_Pazzini keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Blasi hits it into the box! ... Great catch from A_Gunn! Min. 28 :(stp) Zarraga brings the ball into the opposing area ... But K_Tierney slides in Min. 29 :(stp) J_Capdevila takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into G_Pazzini ... G_Pazzini curls it towards the top corner! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... A_Gunn tips it over !! ... Great keeping there! ... CORNER! ... Zarraga crosses it in! ... A_Gunn comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 30 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo spots a team mate in space ... He finds O_Watkins with a lovely pass! ... O_Watkins blasts it at the goal! ... M_Amelia gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 30 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_Materazzi fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 31 :(wrx) B_Engels flicks it over M_Materazzi's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... B_Engels must beat M_Amelia! ... M_Amelia with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 32 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir turns nicely onto the ball ... E_Ben_Seghir drives the shot in! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Amelia dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Amelia beaten! ... CORNER! ... E_Ben_Seghir swings it in! ... That's a poor one ... A_Bell belts it clear Min. 35 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo plays a long ball to G_Veron ... G_Veron with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But M_Amelia is equal to it Min. 37 :(stp) M_Blasi with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... E_Dier bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 41 :(stp) A_Guler finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled E_Dier ... A_Guler keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The shot slips through A_Gunn's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini feeds the ball to N_Zaniolo ... A heafty challenge by P_Max ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... N_Zaniolo lofts the ball in! ... O_Watkins with the header ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted Tyler Edwards ... He has notched up his 20th of the season with that goal!! ... Wrexham 2-0 Stockport County ... Min. 45 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: E_Avila ... COMING OFF: Zarraga Min. 45 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... Stockport County have changed their playing style to A Min. 46 :(stp) G_Pazzini with an intelligent ball to P_Canales ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from P_Canales! ... It looks good ... Brilliant save from A_Gunn Min. 47 :(wrx) E_Dier has it now ... He takes on J_Capdevila ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Ben_Seghir! ... E_Ben_Seghir with a scorcher of a shot! ... Looks like it should be easy for M_Amelia ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... M_Amelia looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 47 :(wrx) E_Dier has a go! ... It hits the defender ... K_Tierney collects the loose ball! ... P_Canales with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 48 :(stp) M_Blasi with electric pace ... He eases past K_Tierney ... R_Bensebaini with a perfectly timed tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wrexham 2-0 Stockport County Min. 49 :(wrx) S_Diabate holds the ball up ... He sees N_Zaniolo in space! ... P_Max seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 51 :(wrx) B_Engels picks out H_Mkhitaryan with the cross ... H_Mkhitaryan with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... M_Amelia with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 51 :(stp) A_Guler is too quick for E_Dier ... A_Guler strikes a wicked curler! ... A_Gunn is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 57 :(stp) M_Materazzi with a penetrating pass to M_Blasi ... M_Blasi is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has A_Gunn to beat ... He nutmegs A_Gunn ... It goes wide!! Min. 58 :(wrx) H_Mkhitaryan with a real burst of pace ... He leaves A_Bell behind ... What a challenge by J_Capdevila ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... H_Mkhitaryan plays it towards the near post! ... J_Capdevila heads it away Min. 58 :(stp) G_Pazzini plays in M_Blasi with a beautiful ball ... E_Dier slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... P_Max swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... B_Engels reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 61 :(wrx) B_Engels plays a long ball to E_Ben_Seghir ... E_Ben_Seghir swings in the shot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 61 :(wrx) G_Veron has broken clear! Just M_Amelia to beat! ... G_Pazzini brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 62 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo hits a hard pass to E_Dier ... A glorious effort by E_Dier! ... The shot slips through M_Amelia's hands ... But M_Amelia recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 63 :(stp) N_Gerak finds A_Guler in the box ... A_Guler looks to see where A_Gunn is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... A_Gunn makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 64 :(stp) G_Pazzini runs towards the goal ... G_Pazzini with the attempt at goal! ... A_Gunn makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 65 :(wrx) O_Watkins with a pinpoint pass to E_Dier ... E_Dier with a thundering drive! ... M_Amelia makes a good save Min. 65 :(stp) G_Pazzini takes possession ... Knocks it past S_Diabate ... He's through on goal ... G_Pazzini with the goal bound shot! ... But A_Gunn makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 68 :(stp) P_Canales gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Guler ... A_Guler hits a great shot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 70 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: L_Amos ... COMING OFF: S_Diabate Min. 70 :(wrx) K_Tierney has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past N_Gerak ... He knocks it to E_Dier! ... E_Dier with a thundering shot! ... M_Amelia just watches it float over the bar! Min. 71 :(stp) G_Pazzini beats B_Engels ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... G_Pazzini rifles it at the goal! ... A_Gunn makes a difficult save Min. 72 :(stp) G_Pazzini with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... K_Tierney gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 73 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: L_Muriel ... COMING OFF: E_Ben_Seghir Min. 76 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: M_Zaccagni ... COMING OFF: G_Pazzini Min. 76 :(stp) M_Materazzi with a simple pass to P_Canales ... P_Canales hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But A_Gunn comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 77 :(wrx) K_Tierney backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... H_Mkhitaryan latches onto the end of it ... H_Mkhitaryan plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 79 :(stp) P_Max cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Zaccagni ... B_Engels wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 81 :(stp) A_Bell sidesteps E_Dier ... He was too quick for his marker ... A_Bell with a blistering shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 85 :(stp) The ball is passed in from A_Bell, he finds M_Blasi ... M_Blasi with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... A_Gunn parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Gunn recovers to save!! Min. 86 :(stp) The ball goes loose! ... A_Guler seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... A_Guler with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Gunn dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Gunn beaten! ... CORNER! ... P_Canales flights it in! ... E_Dier gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(wrx) Curled in dangerously from H_Mkhitaryan to O_Watkins ... N_Gerak takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 90 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo with a measured ball to L_Muriel ... M_Blasi with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... N_Zaniolo shapes to shoot ... He plays it to L_Muriel instead ... L_Muriel chases it through, he must score! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... Wrexham 3-0 Stockport County ... Min. 93 :(stp) J_Capdevila skips the challenge from the defender ... B_Engels takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 93 :(stp) E_Avila is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Zaccagni ... B_Engels wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 95 :(wrx) The ball runs loose! ... E_Dier seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... A cracking drive from E_Dier! ... Looks like it should be M_Amelia's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... E_Dier with an inswinging corner into the box ... K_Tierney makes a firm connection with his head ... M_Amelia with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... L_Amos flights it in! ... The ball comes to B_Engels ... He gets the shot away ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Racecourse Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Watkins (Man of the Match) Scorers : O_Watkins (4 pen,44), L_Muriel (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stockport County Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Pazzini Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Amelia (4), M_Materazzi (30), G_Pazzini (61), M_Blasi (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham | Stockport County Attempts on Goal : 20 | 18 Off target : 9 | 8 On target : 11 | 10 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 6 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 4 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 10 Key Tackles : 11 | 8 Key Passes : 17 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wrexham 3 - 0 Stockport County ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 23 15 10 25 | 98 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 39 28 66 R_Bensebaini DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0 B_Engels DF 1 22 17 12 28 | 98 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 36 29 K_Tierney DF 1 23 17 9 29 | 98 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 63 24 18 S_Diabate MF 1 16 19 5 26 | 73 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 21 N_Zaniolo AM 1 11 21 19 26 | 98 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 H_Mkhitaryan AM 1 3 19 13 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 27 E_Ben_Seghir FW 1 9 20 19 27 | 76 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 G_Veron FW 1 2 17 22 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 O_Watkins FW 1 7 12 23 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 17 39 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 L_Amos MF 1 3 15 8 27 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Muriel FW 1 5 12 19 26 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 Player Statistics - Stockport County Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Amelia GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 P_Max DF 1 19 16 9 30 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 26 0 M_Materazzi DF 1 18 14 4 21 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 26 -4 A_Bell DF 1 18 16 4 28 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 13 22 N_Gerak DF 1 15 9 3 12 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 20 0 J_Capdevila DF 1 18 16 10 23 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 13 0 P_Canales MF 1 7 18 16 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 22 M_Blasi MF 1 14 18 15 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 19 Zarraga MF 1 5 15 12 22 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_Guler FW 1 10 19 19 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 G_Pazzini FW 1 7 15 18 28 | 79 0 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 0 -4 24 57 X_Mous GK 15 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Zajkov DF 1 14 11 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vesga MF 1 4 13 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Avila AM 1 5 11 15 25 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 M_Zaccagni FW 1 6 10 16 23 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1746825210 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40