FFO FLT, Wrexham vs. Anderlecht (Wed Mar 12) Wrexham | Anderlecht 5-2-1-2 C | 4-4-2 D Tyler Edwards | - | A_Gunn GK | GK M_Dupe E_Dier DF | DF L_Patris R_Bensebaini DF | DF L_Augustinson B_Engels DF | DF Z_Debast K_Tierney DF | DF K_Sardella Danilo DF | MF T_Delaney S_Benrahma MF | MF Y_Verschaeren N_Zaniolo MF | MF M_Rits E_Ben_Seghir AM | MF A_Flips O_Watkins FW | FW R_Ure G_Veron FW | FW T_Hazard | L_Badiashile SUB | SUB T_Vanhoutte Wendell SUB | SUB J_Vertonghen L_Amos SUB | SUB M_Bouchouari H_Mkhitaryan SUB | SUB A_Dreyer L_Muriel SUB | SUB F_Amuzu Min. 2 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir knocks it past K_Sardella and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... E_Ben_Seghir controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... M_Dupe is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... M_Dupe looks very relieved! Min. 7 :(and) A_Flips finds himself in acres of space ... N_Zaniolo with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 9 :(and) T_Hazard times his run well ... E_Dier robs him of the ball Min. 10 :(wrx) S_Benrahma runs at the defence ... He nutmegs L_Patris ... He showed his class there ... S_Benrahma hits a curling shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... That's put Wrexham into the lead! ... Wrexham 1-0 Anderlecht ... Min. 11 :(wrx) G_Veron with a glorious long pass to S_Benrahma ... L_Augustinson makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Veron hits it towards the far post! ... M_Dupe makes the catch! Min. 19 :(wrx) G_Veron with a smart turn ... T_Hazard fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... E_Ben_Seghir floats it forward ... G_Veron latches onto the end of it ... G_Veron with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... The Wrexham fans chant his name! ... Wrexham 2-0 Anderlecht ... Min. 21 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini crosses in from the wing, he finds N_Zaniolo in the box ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Rits ... He timed it well Min. 22 :(and) M_Rits dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... A well-placed shot from M_Rits! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Gunn moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Gunn catches it with style! Min. 22 :(wrx) G_Veron is too quick for the defence ... K_Sardella pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 25 :(wrx) O_Watkins has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past L_Patris! ... He has some space now! ... Driven towards goal by O_Watkins! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 27 :(wrx) S_Benrahma feeds the ball to N_Zaniolo ... N_Zaniolo has a dig at goal! ... M_Dupe can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... M_Dupe was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 29 :(and) A_Flips dribbles past E_Dier ... B_Engels tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me Min. 35 :(and) A_Flips has broken clear! Just A_Gunn to beat! ... B_Engels brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(wrx) Danilo gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to E_Ben_Seghir ... E_Ben_Seghir rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 46 :(wrx) S_Benrahma finds G_Veron in the box ... G_Veron throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But M_Dupe with the difficult save Min. 46 :(wrx) E_Dier hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... O_Watkins collects the loose ball! ... Y_Verschaeren with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wrexham 2-0 Anderlecht Min. 47 :(and) R_Ure plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... E_Ben_Seghir with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 52 :(wrx) B_Engels runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Bensebaini ... R_Ure fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 55 :(and) Substitution by Anderlecht ... COMING ON: F_Amuzu ... COMING OFF: T_Hazard Min. 55 :(and) Substitution by Anderlecht ... COMING ON: J_Vertonghen ... COMING OFF: K_Sardella Min. 56 :(wrx) S_Benrahma with the cross-field pass to N_Zaniolo ... L_Augustinson wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 66 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... M_Dupe has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Dupe is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 70 :(wrx) The defender underhits the back pass! ... G_Veron is through! ... What a mistake by T_Delaney! ... T_Delaney reacts well to win the ball back Min. 71 :(wrx) B_Engels looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Veron ... G_Veron runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Dupe moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 73 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Veron ... A cracking drive from G_Veron! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 75 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: Wendell ... COMING OFF: Danilo Min. 75 :(and) A_Flips runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off K_Tierney back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... G_Veron had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that Min. 78 :(and) F_Amuzu sprints past Wendell ... O_Watkins is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man 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: O_Watkins Min. 86 :(wrx) K_Tierney plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... H_Mkhitaryan decides to go for goal instead! ... Great challenge by F_Amuzu ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... N_Zaniolo curls it into the box! ... J_Vertonghen reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 87 :(wrx) G_Veron crosses into the box, finding L_Muriel ... L_Augustinson with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 87 :(and) R_Ure times his run well ... R_Bensebaini is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to L_Muriel ... L_Muriel tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It floats over M_Dupe ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Racecourse Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Veron (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Benrahma (10), G_Veron (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Engels (35), E_Ben_Seghir (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anderlecht Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Rits Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Hazard (19), K_Sardella (22), R_Ure (52) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham | Anderlecht Attempts on Goal : 11 | 1 Off target : 8 | 0 On target : 3 | 1 Possession : 68 | 32 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 15 | 9 Key Tackles : 1 | 7 Key Passes : 14 | 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wrexham 2 - 0 Anderlecht ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 23 15 10 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 0 R_Bensebaini DF 1 21 16 4 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 B_Engels DF 1 22 16 11 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 22 -4 K_Tierney DF 1 23 17 9 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 Danilo DF 1 18 15 4 21 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 S_Benrahma MF 1 6 20 17 22 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 26 N_Zaniolo MF 1 11 20 19 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 E_Ben_Seghir AM 1 9 19 18 27 | 82 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -4 10 12 O_Watkins FW 1 7 12 23 24 | 82 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 G_Veron FW 1 2 16 22 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 26 29 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 | 19 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 H_Mkhitaryan AM 1 3 18 13 27 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Muriel FW 1 5 12 19 26 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Player Statistics - Anderlecht Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Dupe GK 23 1 1 1 14 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 L_Patris DF 1 19 16 9 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Augustinson DF 1 19 16 10 20 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 Z_Debast DF 1 18 15 8 16 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Sardella DF 1 18 15 10 28 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 T_Delaney MF 1 16 19 8 30 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 Y_Verschaeren MF 1 5 19 16 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rits MF 1 15 18 7 30 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 20 A_Flips MF 1 6 18 15 16 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Ure FW 1 8 12 18 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 T_Hazard FW 1 6 17 15 26 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 T_Vanhoutte GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vertonghen DF 1 17 13 7 28 | 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 M_Bouchouari DF 1 15 14 7 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Dreyer MF 1 5 16 14 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Amuzu FW 1 5 16 14 18 | 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 1741809819 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40