FFO FLT, Sunderland vs. Wrexham (Wed Mar 19)


                           Sunderland  |  Wrexham
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-2-3 A
                              Chris W  |  Tyler Edwards
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK A_Gunn
                        D_Dumfries DF  |  DF E_Dier
                          R_Knoche DF  |  DF R_Bensebaini
                          N_Gudelj DF  |  DF B_Engels
                         C_Biraghi DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                          A_Rabiot MF  |  DF Danilo
                           M_Nunes MF  |  MF S_Benrahma
                        J_Toulalan MF  |  MF N_Zaniolo
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  FW E_Ben_Seghir
                         Evanilson FW  |  FW O_Watkins
                       C_Rodriguez FW  |  FW G_Veron
                                       |
                            C_Diop SUB |  SUB L_Badiashile
                         N_Mukiele SUB |  SUB Wendell
                            J_Ball SUB |  SUB L_Amos
                           W_Alves SUB |  SUB P_Placheta
                            B_Bayo SUB |  SUB K_Froese




Min. 3  :(sun) Evanilson plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Evanilson goes for the top corner! 
          ...  A_Gunn 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. 4  :(sun) N_Gudelj skips the challenge from B_Engels 
          ...  N_Gudelj goes for goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 11 :(wrx) S_Benrahma runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  S_Benrahma has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 15 :(wrx) G_Veron takes advantage of a mistake by C_Biraghi 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to B_Engels! 
          ...  B_Engels tries to beat J_Pickford from outside the area! 
          ...  J_Pickford won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 16 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir sidesteps M_Nunes 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It floats over J_Pickford 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 17 :(sun) D_Dumfries sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Toulalan gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Toulalan with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Wrexham fans taunt him! 
Min. 28 :(wrx) E_Dier holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Zaniolo 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from N_Zaniolo! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Benrahma swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  O_Watkins gets to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The Wrexham fans sing his praises! 
          ...  Wrexham have taken the lead! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Wrexham ...
Min. 29 :(sun) C_Rodriguez is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  N_Gudelj latches onto the ball 
          ...  N_Gudelj has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! 
          ...  He tries to flick it past A_Gunn 
          ...  He's pushed it too far 
          ...  He can't stop it going out!! 
Min. 30 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  E_Dier latches onto it! 
          ...  E_Dier tries to chip the ball over J_Pickford! 
          ...  J_Pickford has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Pickford is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 30 :(sun) C_Rodriguez with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past Danilo 
          ...  R_Bensebaini with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 31 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  C_Biraghi with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  G_Veron swings it in 
          ...  O_Watkins takes control of it! 
          ...  O_Watkins attempts a lob! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-2 Wrexham ...
Min. 31 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir makes a run into space 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 32 :(wrx) G_Veron holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Benrahma 
          ...  M_Nunes with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 33 :(sun) Evanilson makes the tackle 
          ...  B_Engels intercepts the pass 
Min. 35 :(sun) G_Xhaka gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Evanilson 
          ...  But R_Bensebaini sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 40 :(wrx) G_Veron dribbles past C_Biraghi 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  C_Biraghi reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 41 :(wrx) G_Veron nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  D_Dumfries beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 42 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo runs at D_Dumfries 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from N_Zaniolo! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  J_Pickford gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(wrx) K_Tierney has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past R_Knoche 
          ...  He knocks it to O_Watkins! 
          ...  O_Watkins strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  J_Pickford with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 45 :(sun) N_Gudelj with a first time pass 
          ...  G_Xhaka runs onto it! 
          ...  G_Xhaka with a thundering volley! 
          ...  A_Gunn is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 45 :(wrx) G_Veron runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Nunes back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  But D_Dumfries wins the ball 
Min. 47 :(sun) J_Toulalan backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Evanilson latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Evanilson attempts the shot! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  D_Dumfries lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Gunn jumps well to claim it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-2 Wrexham

Min. 47 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir plays the early ball across the box to find O_Watkins in space 
          ...  O_Watkins goes for the top corner! 
          ...  J_Pickford with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 49 :(sun) Evanilson sidesteps E_Dier 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Evanilson has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Knoche with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  K_Tierney with a great clearance! 
Min. 49 :(wrx) B_Engels moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Veron 
          ...  G_Veron with the chance! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Veron hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Bensebaini with the header 
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 49 :(sun) J_Toulalan turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Rodriguez 
          ...  R_Bensebaini is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
Min. 51 :(sun) R_Knoche takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Gunn parries it 
Min. 52 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to E_Ben_Seghir 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for J_Pickford 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  J_Pickford looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 53 :(wrx) K_Tierney with an early cross to E_Ben_Seghir 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  J_Pickford never had a chance! 
Min. 55 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo barges G_Xhaka off the ball 
          ...  N_Zaniolo tries to beat J_Pickford! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-3 Wrexham ...
Min. 56 :(sun) J_Toulalan finds Evanilson on the edge of the box 
          ...  Evanilson with a stunning strike! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 57 :(sun) M_Nunes plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  C_Biraghi decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  But E_Dier barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 57 :(wrx) O_Watkins with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  O_Watkins with the drive! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 58 :(sun) D_Dumfries with the heel pass to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 58 :(wrx) E_Dier nutmegs D_Dumfries, he continues to run forward 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  N_Gudelj looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 59 :(sun) R_Knoche turns past B_Engels 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  R_Bensebaini with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 60 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir with a neat pass into E_Dier 
          ...  C_Rodriguez body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Chris W looks relieved 
Min. 60 :(wrx) O_Watkins with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_Knoche 
          ...  O_Watkins tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 63 :(wrx) G_Veron looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Bensebaini 
          ...  R_Bensebaini curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Bensebaini lofts the ball in! 
          ...  E_Dier gets to it! 
          ...  J_Pickford is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  J_Pickford looks very relieved! 
Min. 65 :(sun) Evanilson over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds C_Rodriguez though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  C_Rodriguez launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Gunn 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 69 :(sun) G_Xhaka with a 50-yard pass to Evanilson 
          ...  A wicked drive by Evanilson! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes a good save 
Min. 70 :(wrx) O_Watkins runs forward 
          ...  O_Watkins with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that J_Pickford got a touch 
Min. 73 :(sun) M_Nunes is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to D_Dumfries 
          ...  R_Bensebaini clears with a diving header 
Min. 73 :(wrx) G_Veron with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Toulalan 
          ...  He knocks it to O_Watkins! 
          ...  Evanilson with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
Min. 74 :(wrx) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  G_Veron seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  But A_Rabiot slides in 
Min. 75 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: Wendell 
          ...  COMING OFF: Danilo 
Min. 77 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Froese 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Ben_Seghir 
Min. 79 :(sun) R_Knoche looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Xhaka 
          ...  N_Zaniolo wins the ball 
Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Bayo 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Rodriguez 
Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Mukiele 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Knoche 
Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Ball 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Xhaka 
Min. 80 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 80 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Placheta 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Benrahma 
Min. 81 :(sun) N_Gudelj with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from B_Engels 
          ...  A delicate header from N_Gudelj! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 81 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini with a byline cross to K_Froese 
          ...  N_Mukiele gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 86 :(sun) Evanilson leaves E_Dier standing 
          ...  Wendell gets to the ball first 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium of Light
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : Evanilson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Biraghi (31), M_Nunes (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Wrexham Match Info
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Best player          : O_Watkins (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Watkins (28,31), N_Zaniolo (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Wrexham
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       21
Off target           :          11        |       11
On target            :           2        |       10
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : Sunderland 0 - 3 Wrexham
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Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford     GK  25   1   1   1  19 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -2   0   0   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  22  16   7  22 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  26   0
R_Knoche       DF   1  18  14   2  22 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Gudelj       DF   1  21  13  11  29 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  16  45
C_Biraghi      DF   1  20  12   8  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  12  -4  -4
A_Rabiot       MF   1   5  20  15  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0   0
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  20  14  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  14  -4
J_Toulalan     MF   1  11  18  15  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  11
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  19  11  25 |  84   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  15
Evanilson      FW   1   3  14  22  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  15  30
C_Rodriguez    FW   1   6  12  18  24 |  84   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   8
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 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
J_Ball         MF   1  13  16   6  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Alves        MF   1   8  18  15  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bayo         FW   1   3  13  16  26 |  12   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 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  23  15  10  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  14  32
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  17   4  24 |  96   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  45  12  45
B_Engels       DF   1  22  16  11  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  13  15
K_Tierney      DF   1  23  17   9  29 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  24   0
Danilo         DF   1  18  15   4  21 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Benrahma     MF   1   6  20  17  22 |  84   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  10
N_Zaniolo      MF   1  11  21  19  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  25   8  37
E_Ben_Seghir   FW   1   9  19  18  27 |  81   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  32
O_Watkins      FW   1   7  12  23  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  47
G_Veron        FW   1   2  16  22  29 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  56   4
L_Badiashile   GK  18   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wendell        DF   1  16  10   7  30 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Amos         MF   1   3  15   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Placheta     MF   1   5  13  11  27 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Froese       FW   1   5  12  14  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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