FFO Prem, Wrexham vs. Portsmouth (Mon May 11) Wrexham | Portsmouth 5-2-0-3 C | 5-1-1-2-1 C Thomas Edvardsen | - | A_Gunn GK | GK Agirrezabala M_Cash DF | DF A_Rudiger J_A_Riise DF | DF L_Kelly Y_Kaboul DF | DF J_Victor K_Tierney DF | DF G_Di_Lorenzo B_Engels DF | DF N_Mazraoui G_Veron FW | DM F_Dimarco J_Moncayola DM | AM M_Rogers E_Ben_Seghir FW | AM K_Havertz A_Oroz FW | MF T_Motta N_Zaniolo DM | FW D_Berardi | F_Rost SUB | SUB C_Kelleher J_Justin SUB | SUB H_Clark M_Mendonca SUB | SUB J_Bernat C_Santos SUB | SUB A_MacAllister F_Totti SUB | SUB C_Offor Min. 4 :(wrx) G_Veron with the dribble ... N_Mazraoui is easily beaten ... A_Rudiger goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 12 :(wrx) M_Cash with the diagonal pass to G_Veron ... G_Veron unleashes a pile driver! ... But Agirrezabala punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 19 :(por) K_Havertz hoists the ball across to M_Rogers ... Cleaned up by K_Tierney Min. 25 :(wrx) G_Veron with a smart turn ... G_Veron has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... What agility from Agirrezabala Min. 26 :(por) K_Havertz finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... Y_Kaboul stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 29 :(por) D_Berardi finds A_Rudiger with a perfectly weighted pass ... Fine tackle by M_Cash ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 32 :(por) N_Mazraoui with the header on ... He finds G_Di_Lorenzo in space ... K_Tierney with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 35 :(wrx) M_Cash gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to G_Veron ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Rudiger ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... E_Ben_Seghir with an inswinging corner into the box ... Agirrezabala catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 36 :(por) D_Berardi flights the ball to F_Dimarco ... F_Dimarco with the header! ... But A_Gunn reaches the ball. Good save Min. 37 :(wrx) G_Veron has it now ... He takes on N_Mazraoui ... He gets past him! ... He puts in N_Zaniolo! ... N_Zaniolo has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with Agirrezabala ... He rounds Agirrezabala ... the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! ... He put's his laces through it ...He's missed it! ... How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there ... I'm lost for words. Min. 42 :(wrx) G_Veron cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Cash ... M_Cash shapes up for a shot! ... But Agirrezabala comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(wrx) B_Engels finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... B_Engels with a graceful, looping effort! ... Agirrezabala takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wrexham 0-0 Portsmouth Min. 46 :(wrx) G_Veron gets lucky and beats D_Berardi ... Now with the centre to J_A_Riise ... Well intercepted by G_Di_Lorenzo Min. 46 :(por) D_Berardi finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... N_Zaniolo takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 50 :(wrx) M_Cash looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to K_Tierney ... N_Mazraoui cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 53 :(wrx) J_Moncayola cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Cash ... M_Cash rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But Agirrezabala makes an easy save Min. 53 :(por) T_Motta volleys it forward. He finds N_Mazraoui ... Good sliding challenge from M_Cash ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... G_Di_Lorenzo swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... N_Zaniolo gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 54 :(por) A_Rudiger finds D_Berardi with a perfectly weighted pass ... Y_Kaboul read the danger and stops the pass Min. 60 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: J_Justin ... COMING OFF: Y_Kaboul Min. 60 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... Wrexham have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... E_Ben_Seghir will now play as a AM Min. 60 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... J_Moncayola will now play as a AM Min. 64 :(por) F_Dimarco cuts inside M_Cash ... He worked that well ... He puts in A_Rudiger! ... A_Rudiger with a screamer of a shot! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 65 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: A_MacAllister ... COMING OFF: M_Rogers Min. 65 :(por) D_Berardi gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds G_Di_Lorenzo ... G_Di_Lorenzo tries to beat A_Gunn! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 67 :(wrx) G_Veron turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to B_Engels ... A cracking drive from B_Engels! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... That's put Wrexham into the lead! ... Wrexham 1-0 Portsmouth ... Min. 68 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... Wrexham have changed their playing style to D Min. 68 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... J_Moncayola will now play as a MF Min. 68 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... Portsmouth have changed their playing style to A Min. 68 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... F_Dimarco will now play as a MF Min. 68 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth ... K_Havertz will now play as a FW Min. 70 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: M_Mendonca ... COMING OFF: A_Oroz Min. 70 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: F_Totti ... COMING OFF: E_Ben_Seghir Min. 70 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: J_Bernat ... COMING OFF: L_Kelly Min. 72 :(por) J_Victor with a slick pass to K_Havertz ... J_A_Riise with a terrible tackle ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Thomas Edvardsen looks relieved ... - is far from happy with that decision Min. 72 :(por) Curled in dangerously from A_MacAllister to D_Berardi ... D_Berardi hits a great drive! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 73 :(wrx) M_Cash skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Veron ... But he loses control of it ... G_Di_Lorenzo belts it clear Min. 74 :(wrx) Agirrezabala with a terrible kick! ... G_Veron takes control of the ball! ... K_Havertz makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Moncayola dinks the ball into the area! ... It is cleared by N_Mazraoui Min. 74 :(por) K_Havertz finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... M_Cash with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 74 :(wrx) M_Mendonca finds a hole in the defence ... T_Motta tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 76 :(wrx) G_Veron gets lucky and beats N_Mazraoui ... Now with the centre to M_Mendonca ... A_Rudiger wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 76 :(por) N_Mazraoui looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to F_Dimarco ... F_Dimarco keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_MacAllister hits it into the box! ... J_Bernat gets a shot in ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Gunn dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Gunn tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... K_Havertz flights it in! ... The ball finds its way to A_Rudiger ... He gets the shot away ... A_Gunn saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Mazraoui floats the ball in! ... A_Gunn fists it away! Min. 77 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... M_Mendonca will now play as a MF Min. 78 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... F_Totti will now play as a MF Min. 81 :(wrx) F_Totti takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_A_Riise ... J_A_Riise hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... Agirrezabala guesses right Min. 81 :(por) D_Berardi is too quick for K_Tierney ... But M_Mendonca barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 87 :(por) A_MacAllister sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to K_Havertz ... K_Havertz sends it flying towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... A_Gunn tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... J_Victor crosses it in! ... A_Gunn comes out and claims it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo sprints past J_Victor ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... N_Mazraoui with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 90 :(por) K_Havertz knocks it past J_Justin and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... K_Havertz curls it towards the top corner! ... But A_Gunn punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... D_Berardi with an inswinging corner into the box ... It comes to G_Di_Lorenzo ... He fires it towards to goal ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 91 :(wrx) J_Moncayola cuts the ball back to M_Mendonca ... G_Di_Lorenzo beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 94 :(wrx) M_Mendonca plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... J_Bernat with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Racecourse Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Cash (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Engels (67) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Y_Kaboul (26), K_Tierney (32) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Havertz Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Motta (74), J_Bernat (94) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 8 | 10 Off target : 1 | 5 On target : 7 | 5 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 2 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 11 Key Tackles : 6 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wrexham 1 - 0 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 1 1 1 21 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 M_Cash DF 1 23 18 14 28 | 98 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 72 36 J_A_Riise DF 1 20 17 14 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 18 Y_Kaboul DF 1 20 13 8 22 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2 K_Tierney DF 1 25 19 11 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 -2 -2 B_Engels DF 1 24 19 13 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 G_Veron FW 1 2 18 24 29 | 98 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 112 16 J_Moncayola MF 1 18 23 7 28 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 E_Ben_Seghir AM 1 10 22 21 27 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Oroz FW 1 9 15 23 24 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Zaniolo DM 1 12 22 21 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 9 F_Rost GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Justin DF 1 20 16 9 28 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Mendonca MF 1 10 21 17 20 | 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 C_Santos MF 1 4 20 16 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Totti MF 1 3 18 20 31 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 29 1 1 1 22 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 A_Rudiger DF 1 25 19 16 21 | 98 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 17 30 L_Kelly DF 1 23 17 13 23 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Victor DF 1 22 17 5 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 G_Di_Lorenzo DF 1 23 21 15 25 | 98 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 51 0 30 N_Mazraoui DF 1 24 19 11 27 | 98 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 34 0 F_Dimarco MF 1 21 24 14 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 34 M_Rogers AM 1 6 23 21 29 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Havertz FW 1 7 23 24 29 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 33 13 16 T_Motta MF 1 15 21 9 21 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 13 -2 D_Berardi FW 1 9 22 27 30 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 3 C_Kelleher GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Clark DF 1 21 15 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bernat DF 1 20 13 9 29 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 21 A_MacAllister MF 1 18 23 15 28 | 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 C_Offor FW 1 2 11 14 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1778526214 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40