FFO Champ, Wrexham vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Jul 11)


                              Wrexham  |  Middlesbrough
                            4-1-2-3 P  |  4-3-1-2 C
                        Tyler Edwards  |  David Hannah
                                       |
                            A_Gunn GK  |  GK A_Davies
                            E_Dier DF  |  DF I_Jones
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF D_Fry
                          B_Engels DF  |  DF P_McNair
                      R_Bensebaini DF  |  DF A_Dijksteel
                        S_Benrahma MF  |  AM M_Ihattaren
                      E_Ben_Seghir AM  |  MF Z_Misimovic
                         N_Zaniolo AM  |  MF M_Cuisance
                           F_Totti FW  |  MF M_Crooks
                           G_Veron FW  |  FW R_Muniz
                         O_Watkins FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                      L_Badiashile SUB |  SUB M_Oxley
                         J_A_Riise SUB |  SUB R_Aguilar
                        M_Mendonca SUB |  SUB S_Traore
                          C_Santos SUB |  SUB M_Fellaini
                          L_Muriel SUB |  SUB G_Agbonlahor




Min. 1  :(mid) M_Crooks moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Cuisance 
          ...  M_Cuisance hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Gunn's hands 
          ...  But A_Gunn recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 4  :(wrx) G_Veron with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Zaniolo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 5  :(mid) Z_Misimovic looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Let's hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 9  :(mid) I_Jones takes advantage of a mistake by B_Engels 
          ...  He puts in M_Ihattaren! 
          ...  K_Tierney steals the ball of off him 
Min. 10 :(mid) M_Crooks runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  M_Crooks with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Gunn's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 11 :(wrx) G_Veron flicks it past A_Dijksteel 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  G_Veron sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Davies parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Davies recovers to save!! 
Min. 13 :(mid) A_Pinamonti sidesteps E_Dier 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  But E_Ben_Seghir slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 15 :(mid) P_McNair nutmegs G_Veron, he continues to run forward 
          ...  P_McNair with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 15 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Watkins 
          ...  P_McNair with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  K_Tierney with the thundering drive 
          ...  A_Davies makes a difficult save 
Min. 17 :(wrx) G_Veron finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  G_Veron hits a great shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  That's put Wrexham in front! 
          ...  Wrexham 1-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 18 :(mid) M_Crooks smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Pinamonti latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Pinamonti aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Middlesbrough fans are delighted! 
          ...  The game's up for grabs now! 
          ...  Wrexham 1-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 24 :(mid) A_Pinamonti has broken clear! Just A_Gunn to beat! 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir brings him down! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 25 :(mid) R_Muniz with a byline cross to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren with a thundering drive! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 27 :(mid) R_Muniz cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  K_Tierney wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 28 :(mid) I_Jones with a one-touch layoff to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by E_Dier!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 29 :(mid) M_Cuisance is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 30 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 30 :(wrx) F_Totti sidesteps Z_Misimovic 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  F_Totti with the chance! 
          ...  A_Davies parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 31 :(wrx) K_Tierney is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 35 :(mid) R_Muniz has it now 
          ...  He takes on K_Tierney 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Dijksteel! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel fires the shot in! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes a good save 
Min. 36 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo picks out K_Tierney with the cross 
          ...  D_Fry brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 36 :(mid) M_Crooks jumps over B_Engels's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  K_Tierney hits it out for a throw 
Min. 38 :(wrx) F_Totti wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Zaniolo 
          ...  N_Zaniolo smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 38 :(mid) M_Cuisance brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  M_Cuisance with a thundering drive! 
          ...  A_Gunn goes down well to save 
Min. 39 :(mid) P_McNair squares up to F_Totti 
          ...  He's kicked him behind the knee taking his knee out! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 41 :(wrx) O_Watkins slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from O_Watkins! 
          ...  But A_Davies makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(mid) Z_Misimovic finds A_Pinamonti in acres of space 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  M_Cuisance shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to R_Muniz instead 
          ...  R_Muniz with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Gunn is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Gunn reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 45 :(wrx) S_Benrahma chips the ball forward to B_Engels 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by A_Dijksteel 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 46 :(wrx) G_Veron takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Fry 
          ...  But A_Dijksteel will cut out the threat 
Min. 48 :(wrx) K_Tierney pass splits open the defence and finds E_Ben_Seghir 
          ...  A cracking drive from E_Ben_Seghir! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Wrexham fans!! 
          ...  Wrexham go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Wrexham 2-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 48 :(mid) M_Cuisance has plenty of time and space 
          ...  R_Bensebaini with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wrexham 2-1 Middlesbrough

Min. 46 :(mid) A_Dijksteel with a probing through ball R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 47 :(mid) P_McNair finds R_Muniz on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Muniz blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Gunn with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 48 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to O_Watkins 
          ...  A left-footer by O_Watkins! 
          ...  A_Davies can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Davies was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 49 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini moves forward 
          ...  R_Bensebaini runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Davies has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Davies reacts well to save!! 
Min. 50 :(wrx) E_Dier fires over a low cross to F_Totti 
          ...  F_Totti with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But A_Davies punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 52 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini with a one-touch layoff to O_Watkins 
          ...  M_Crooks forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  E_Dier flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Davies, who catches the ball 
Min. 53 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a reverse pass to R_Muniz 
          ...  A delicate chip from R_Muniz! 
          ...  A_Gunn tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 58 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo with the nod to E_Ben_Seghir 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  A_Davies won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 60 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham 
          ...  Wrexham have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 60 :(wrx) G_Veron is first to the loose ball 
          ...  I_Jones wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 60 :(mid) M_Crooks looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_McNair 
          ...  S_Benrahma wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 61 :(wrx) S_Benrahma lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  O_Watkins latches on to it 
          ...  O_Watkins attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 65 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Aguilar 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Dijksteel 
Min. 66 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Fellaini 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Crooks 
Min. 66 :(mid) R_Aguilar takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  B_Engels dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 70 :(wrx) B_Engels plays the early ball across the box to find O_Watkins in space 
          ...  D_Fry reads the play well 
Min. 71 :(wrx) A_Davies with a terrible kick! 
          ...  O_Watkins is through! 
          ...  O_Watkins rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 74 :(wrx) G_Veron plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  G_Veron flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  A_Davies has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Davies reacts well to save!! 
Min. 74 :(mid) I_Jones has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Aguilar collects the loose ball! 
          ...  R_Aguilar has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  A_Gunn parries it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Aguilar swings it in! 
          ...  A_Gunn makes the catch! 
Min. 75 :(mid) M_Fellaini finds R_Muniz with a ball over the defence 
          ...  But B_Engels sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 77 :(wrx) G_Veron finds O_Watkins with a ball over the defence 
          ...  But M_Fellaini slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 78 :(mid) Z_Misimovic runs at B_Engels 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Driven towards goal by Z_Misimovic! 
          ...  A_Gunn saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 80 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir with a penetrating pass to N_Zaniolo 
          ...  D_Fry knocks the ball back to A_Davies 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past A_Davies! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Benrahma lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Z_Misimovic cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 80 :(mid) R_Aguilar is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Gunn never had a chance! 
Min. 82 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo flicks it over D_Fry and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  N_Zaniolo with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Davies was well beaten there! 
          ...  Wrexham 3-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 86 :(mid) I_Jones cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Muniz 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from E_Dier 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Fry chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Gunn comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(wrx) O_Watkins skips the challenge from P_McNair 
          ...  O_Watkins rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wrexham 4-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 89 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 89 :(mid) Z_Misimovic takes advantage of a mistake by N_Zaniolo 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  R_Bensebaini dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Racecourse Ground
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Wrexham Match Info
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Best player          : G_Veron (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Veron (17), E_Ben_Seghir (48), N_Zaniolo (82), O_Watkins (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Ben_Seghir (24), R_Bensebaini (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : M_Crooks
Scorers              : A_Pinamonti (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_McNair (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Wrexham  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :          11        |       9
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       15
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Final Score          : Wrexham 4 - 1 Middlesbrough
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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  26   1   1   1  21 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  23  15  10  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  16   0
K_Tierney      DF   1  23  18   9  29 |  94   0   3   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  39  44  19
B_Engels       DF   1  22  17  12  28 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  14   0
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  17   4  24 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  26  22
S_Benrahma     MF   1   6  21  17  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  20   0
E_Ben_Seghir   AM   1   9  20  19  27 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   1   1   0   0  25  20  31
N_Zaniolo      AM   1  11  21  20  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  36
F_Totti        FW   1   3  17  18  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  20
G_Veron        FW   1   2  17  23  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  28  28
O_Watkins      FW   1   7  12  23  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
L_Badiashile   GK  18   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   1  18  16  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mendonca     MF   1   9  19  16  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Santos       AM   1   3  19  15  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Muriel       FW   1   4  12  18  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
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_Davies       GK  24   1   1   1  27 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  22  16  12  24 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  60   0
D_Fry          DF   1  22  14   8  29 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
P_McNair       DF   1  21  13  12  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  16  12
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  19  15  13  22 |  68   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  16  15
M_Ihattaren    AM   1   7  19  15  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
Z_Misimovic    MF   1  10  18  15  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  13  13
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  20  14  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11  28
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  20  11  24 |  69   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  49  15
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  17  22  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  28  22
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  15  21  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  22
M_Oxley        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  21  14   7  26 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  21
S_Traore       MF   1  14  20  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fellaini     MF   1  12  18  11  21 |  25   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  13   0
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1   9  15  19  29 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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