FFO Champ, Wrexham vs. Sunderland (Fri Jan 17) Wrexham | Sunderland 5-1-2-2 C | 5-3-2 A Tyler Edwards | Chris W | A_Gunn GK | GK B_Leno E_Dier DF | DF N_Gudelj R_Bensebaini DF | DF C_Mbemba B_Engels DF | DF D_Dumfries K_Tierney DF | DF C_Biraghi S_Diabate DF | DF S_Rhomas H_Calhanoglu MF | MF M_Nunes N_Zaniolo AM | MF W_Alves E_Ben_Seghir AM | MF A_Rabiot O_Watkins FW | FW Evanilson G_Veron FW | FW C_Rodriguez | L_Badiashile SUB | SUB C_Diop Danilo SUB | SUB N_Mukiele L_Amos SUB | SUB J_Toulalan H_Mkhitaryan SUB | SUB G_Xhaka L_Muriel SUB | SUB A_Carroll Min. 2 :(wrx) H_Calhanoglu spots his team mate making a run ... He finds O_Watkins with a lovely pass! ... O_Watkins has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... B_Leno blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 4 :(sun) A_Rabiot takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... But E_Dier barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 5 :(wrx) O_Watkins with a flashy move ... O_Watkins hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... GOAL!! ... B_Leno shouts at his defenders ... Chris W is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Wrexham 1-0 Sunderland ... Min. 7 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to E_Ben_Seghir ... E_Ben_Seghir keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... B_Leno gathers it easily Min. 9 :(wrx) B_Engels back heels to find H_Calhanoglu in space ... A delicate chip from H_Calhanoglu! ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... Wrexham 2-0 Sunderland ... Min. 10 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... Wrexham have changed their playing style to D Min. 15 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo finds a hole in the defence ... Intercepted by S_Rhomas Min. 15 :(sun) M_Nunes finds his way through ... B_Engels with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 20 :(sun) C_Rodriguez beats his man ... E_Ben_Seghir had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 22 :(sun) C_Rodriguez crosses to S_Rhomas ... R_Bensebaini reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 26 :(sun) Evanilson takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... Evanilson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... A_Gunn can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Gunn makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 30 :(wrx) H_Calhanoglu sidesteps N_Gudelj ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... C_Biraghi with the block Min. 34 :(sun) A_Rabiot takes advantage of a mistake by R_Bensebaini ... That mistake could prove costly ... A thundering drive by A_Rabiot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Gunn moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL!! ... A_Gunn looks dejected! ... Wrexham 2-1 Sunderland ... Min. 36 :(wrx) O_Watkins plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... N_Gudelj hits it out for a throw Min. 36 :(sun) S_Rhomas runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... B_Engels wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 37 :(sun) A_Rabiot spots W_Alves who is in acres of space ... W_Alves with a graceful, looping effort! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 39 :(sun) C_Biraghi takes possession ... Knocks it past N_Zaniolo ... He's through on goal ... Good sliding challenge from R_Bensebaini Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: A_Carroll ... COMING OFF: C_Rodriguez Min. 47 :(sun) W_Alves sidesteps R_Bensebaini ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... E_Ben_Seghir with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wrexham 2-1 Sunderland Min. 47 :(wrx) G_Veron gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past C_Mbemba! ... He has some space now! ... C_Mbemba recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 60 :(sun) Evanilson gets to the byline and finds D_Dumfries with a beautiful cross ... A well-placed shot from D_Dumfries! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 61 :(sun) D_Dumfries flicks the ball through ... A_Rabiot runs onto it! ... But R_Bensebaini comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 63 :(wrx) B_Engels runs at the heart of the defence ... N_Gudelj does well to intercept the ball Min. 66 :(wrx) H_Calhanoglu plays the early ball across the box to find O_Watkins in space ... C_Mbemba read the danger and stops the pass Min. 66 :(sun) A_Carroll with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from B_Engels ... A_Carroll with the punt towards goal! ... A_Gunn makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 68 :(sun) W_Alves crosses in from the wing, he finds C_Biraghi in the box ... C_Biraghi with the 40 yard drive! ... A_Gunn is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... A_Gunn looks very relieved! Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: N_Mukiele ... COMING OFF: C_Biraghi Min. 75 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: Danilo ... COMING OFF: K_Tierney Min. 79 :(sun) M_Nunes beats E_Dier ... He showed great skill there ... M_Nunes with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 80 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: H_Mkhitaryan ... COMING OFF: E_Ben_Seghir Min. 80 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: L_Muriel ... COMING OFF: G_Veron Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: G_Xhaka ... COMING OFF: M_Nunes Min. 81 :(sun) A_Rabiot beats E_Dier ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... But Danilo will cut out the threat Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(sun) Evanilson skips the challenge from E_Dier ... Evanilson attempts the shot! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 90 :(wrx) H_Calhanoglu is rolling on the ground! ... No, he's back on his feet again! ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 90 :(sun) A_Rabiot with a pinpoint pass to W_Alves ... W_Alves with a graceful, looping effort! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Racecourse Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Calhanoglu (Man of the Match) Scorers : O_Watkins (5), H_Calhanoglu (9) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Ben_Seghir (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Rabiot Scorers : A_Rabiot (34) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 4 | 9 Off target : 0 | 7 On target : 4 | 2 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 4 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wrexham 2 - 1 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 23 14 9 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Bensebaini DF 1 21 16 4 24 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 B_Engels DF 1 22 16 11 28 | 93 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 30 0 K_Tierney DF 1 23 17 9 29 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Diabate DF 1 16 18 4 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Calhanoglu MF 1 4 21 16 21 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 28 N_Zaniolo AM 1 11 20 19 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 E_Ben_Seghir AM 1 9 19 18 27 | 82 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 5 O_Watkins FW 1 7 12 23 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 G_Veron FW 1 2 16 22 29 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 3 21 | 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 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 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Muriel FW 1 5 12 19 26 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Leno GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 10 29 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 21 16 10 29 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 22 16 6 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 C_Biraghi DF 1 19 12 8 24 | 72 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 18 S_Rhomas DF 1 17 10 9 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 M_Nunes MF 1 9 20 13 20 | 82 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 W_Alves MF 1 7 19 14 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 A_Rabiot MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 30 Evanilson FW 1 3 14 21 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 C_Rodriguez FW 1 6 12 18 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 C_Diop GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mukiele DF 1 17 12 9 27 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Toulalan MF 1 11 18 15 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 19 11 25 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 18 32 | 48 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1737140659 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40