FFO FLT, Wrexham vs. Middlesbrough (Wed Apr 30) Wrexham | Middlesbrough 4-1-2-3 E | 4-3-1-2 C Tyler Edwards | Cliff Coates | A_Gunn GK | GK A_Davies E_Dier DF | DF I_Jones R_Bensebaini DF | DF D_Fry B_Engels DF | DF R_Aguilar K_Tierney DF | DF P_McNair S_Diabate MF | AM M_Ihattaren N_Zaniolo AM | MF M_Crooks S_Benrahma AM | MF M_Cuisance E_Ben_Seghir FW | MF S_Traore G_Veron FW | FW R_Muniz O_Watkins FW | FW A_Pinamonti | L_Badiashile SUB | SUB M_Oxley Danilo SUB | SUB A_Dijksteel P_Placheta SUB | SUB M_Fellaini L_Amos SUB | SUB N_Chalobah L_Muriel SUB | SUB P_Cutrone Min. 1 :(mid) R_Aguilar has the ball ... He knocks the ball past O_Watkins ... He puts in R_Muniz! ... R_Bensebaini clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 3 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... O_Watkins gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... O_Watkins shapes up for a shot! ... A_Davies gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 6 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo lobs it over D_Fry ... N_Zaniolo drives the shot in! ... A_Davies with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... S_Benrahma swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... S_Diabate gets his head on it ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 8 :(wrx) K_Tierney is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to S_Benrahma ... S_Benrahma uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Davies is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... O_Watkins flights it in! ... A_Davies thumps the ball away! Min. 9 :(wrx) S_Diabate slides the ball across to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins bears down on goal! ... A_Davies collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 10 :(wrx) S_Diabate with an incisive pass to G_Veron ... G_Veron with a screamer of a shot! ... A_Davies saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 12 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside M_Cuisance! ... He has some space now! ... E_Ben_Seghir flings a shot at goal! ... A_Davies saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 15 :(wrx) B_Engels with a probing pass to G_Veron ... G_Veron hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... A_Davies parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 18 :(mid) M_Ihattaren with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Cleared by K_Tierney Min. 22 :(wrx) G_Veron moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to S_Benrahma ... Blocked by D_Fry Min. 24 :(wrx) S_Benrahma with an early cross to E_Ben_Seghir ... E_Ben_Seghir flings a shot at goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 25 :(mid) D_Fry plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... D_Fry hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... A_Gunn has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Gunn is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 27 :(wrx) S_Diabate looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... S_Benrahma receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Pinamonti stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 28 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir runs at goal ... He spots the run of O_Watkins ... He's played him in ... Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Traore ... He had to get that one right! Min. 28 :(mid) R_Aguilar feeds the ball to R_Muniz ... But E_Dier barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 30 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to P Min. 30 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo knocks the ball past R_Aguilar ... Now he crosses to G_Veron! ... G_Veron aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But A_Davies parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 35 :(wrx) O_Watkins nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... O_Watkins attempts the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 35 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to G_Veron ... P_McNair with an over the top challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Cliff Coates looks relieved ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... S_Benrahma knocks it forward ... G_Veron gets on the end of it ... G_Veron attempts a chip! ... A_Davies gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... Wrexham have taken the lead! ... Wrexham 1-0 Middlesbrough ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Good sliding challenge from M_Ihattaren and it had to be ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wrexham 1-0 Middlesbrough Min. 48 :(wrx) S_Diabate is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to G_Veron ... G_Veron with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... GOAL!!!!!!! ... He runs towards the Wrexham fans! ... Wrexham 2-0 Middlesbrough ... Min. 49 :(mid) I_Jones knocks the ball past the defender ... I_Jones swings in the shot! ... But A_Gunn reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Gunn anyway Min. 50 :(mid) S_Traore flicks the ball on to A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti tries to lob the keeper! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Wrexham fans taunt him about that effort Min. 51 :(mid) D_Fry has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! ... He tries to get past A_Gunn! ... A_Gunn brings him down in the area! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! ... PENALTY!! ... R_Muniz is the man who's going to take the kick ... GOAL!! ... Burried it right down the middle! ... Wrexham 2-1 Middlesbrough... Min. 55 :(mid) A_Pinamonti turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... E_Ben_Seghir with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 56 :(mid) S_Traore slips past his marker B_Engels ... The ball is whipped into M_Ihattaren ... K_Tierney forces him off the ball Min. 58 :(wrx) S_Diabate puts in O_Watkins ... R_Aguilar intercepts the pass Min. 59 :(mid) R_Aguilar knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Driven towards goal by R_Aguilar! ... A_Gunn takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 61 :(wrx) S_Diabate takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Ben_Seghir ... I_Jones slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 62 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... But M_Crooks barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 62 :(mid) A_Davies falls badly. He's unable to continue Min. 62 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: M_Oxley ... COMING OFF: A_Davies Min. 64 :(mid) M_Cuisance runs towards the goal ... M_Cuisance tries to place it in the corner! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 64 :(wrx) S_Benrahma bursts forward ... R_Aguilar is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 68 :(wrx) B_Engels has it now ... He takes on D_Fry ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Ben_Seghir! ... D_Fry moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 70 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: L_Amos ... COMING OFF: S_Diabate Min. 70 :(mid) S_Traore smashes the ball upfield ... A_Pinamonti latches onto the ball ... A_Pinamonti drives the ball low! ... A_Gunn watches it sail wide! Min. 71 :(mid) R_Aguilar drives it across the face of the goal A_Pinamonti ... R_Bensebaini with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: M_Fellaini ... COMING OFF: M_Cuisance Min. 73 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: L_Muriel ... COMING OFF: E_Ben_Seghir Min. 74 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: P_Cutrone ... COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti Min. 74 :(wrx) L_Muriel with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... A skilful effort from L_Muriel! ... M_Oxley makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 75 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo runs towards the goal ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from N_Zaniolo! ... It looks good ... M_Oxley with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 78 :(wrx) L_Muriel takes advantage of a mistake by M_Fellaini ... L_Muriel goes for the top corner! ... M_Oxley watches it sail wide! Min. 78 :(mid) M_Crooks crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Muniz in the box ... But E_Dier slides in Min. 80 :(mid) M_Crooks looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Muniz ... Another tackle close to the line by S_Benrahma ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Fellaini flights it in! ... It is kicked away by B_Engels Min. 84 :(mid) M_Ihattaren runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to P_Cutrone ... E_Dier with the high feet ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Racecourse Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Veron (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Veron (35,48) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Gunn (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Muniz Scorers : R_Muniz (51 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Aguilar (64) Injured : A_Davies (62) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 16 | 7 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 10 | 3 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 6 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 15 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wrexham 2 - 1 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -6 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 23 15 10 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Bensebaini DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 B_Engels DF 1 22 17 12 28 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 24 0 K_Tierney DF 1 23 17 9 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 12 0 S_Diabate MF 1 16 18 4 26 | 74 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 81 22 N_Zaniolo AM 1 11 21 19 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 16 S_Benrahma AM 1 6 20 17 22 | 95 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 22 9 E_Ben_Seghir FW 1 9 20 19 27 | 77 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 15 G_Veron FW 1 2 17 22 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 12 46 O_Watkins FW 1 7 12 23 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 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 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Muriel FW 1 5 12 19 26 | 18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Player Statistics - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Davies GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 66 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 22 16 12 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 15 D_Fry DF 1 21 13 8 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 18 R_Aguilar DF 1 20 15 8 26 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 38 15 P_McNair DF 1 20 13 12 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ihattaren AM 1 7 18 15 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 11 0 M_Crooks MF 1 12 20 11 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 18 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 4 20 13 21 | 76 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 S_Traore MF 1 14 20 13 22 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 27 0 R_Muniz FW 1 8 17 21 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 15 21 28 | 78 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 0 10 M_Oxley GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 A_Dijksteel DF 1 19 15 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Fellaini MF 1 12 18 11 21 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 18 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 18 22 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1746025931 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40