FFO Champ, Ipswich Town vs. Wrexham (Mon Mar 17) Ipswich Town | Wrexham 5-3-2 P | 5-2-1-2 C - | Tyler Edwards | A_Patterson GK | GK A_Gunn S_Carr DF | DF E_Dier J_Cooper DF | DF R_Bensebaini R_Burke DF | DF B_Engels H_Clark DF | DF K_Tierney S_Sensi DF | DF Danilo P_B_Diop MF | MF S_Benrahma R_Insigne MF | MF N_Zaniolo N_Broadhead MF | AM E_Ben_Seghir G_Hirst FW | FW O_Watkins K_Nisbet FW | FW G_Veron | C_Walton SUB | SUB L_Badiashile M_Devetak SUB | SUB Wendell J_Payne SUB | SUB L_Amos M_Luongo SUB | SUB P_Placheta D_Burgzorg SUB | SUB K_Froese Min. 1 :(wrx) G_Veron finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... P_B_Diop with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 4 :(wrx) E_Dier finds the space intelligently ... E_Dier attempts to drive it home! ... It's beaten A_Patterson ... It goes wide!! Min. 5 :(ips) H_Clark flicks it past K_Tierney ... He runs forward ... H_Clark with the drive! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Gunn's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 9 :(ips) K_Nisbet beats E_Dier ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... K_Tierney intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... P_B_Diop with an inswinging corner into the box ... A_Gunn makes the catch! Min. 9 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A thundering drive by E_Ben_Seghir! ... But he puts it wide Min. 15 :(ips) N_Broadhead gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past R_Bensebaini! ... He has some space now! ... E_Dier wins the ball Min. 19 :(wrx) Danilo has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... G_Veron gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... G_Veron hits a curling shot! ... A_Patterson blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 20 :(ips) H_Clark takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into J_Cooper ... J_Cooper tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It's beaten A_Gunn ... GOAL!! ... Let's see if Ipswich Town can hang onto that lead! ... Ipswich Town 1-0 Wrexham ... Min. 24 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo takes possession ... Knocks it past H_Clark ... He's through on goal ... S_Carr goes in studs first ... The Wrexham fans want him to be sent off! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... K_Tierney plays it short to E_Ben_Seghir ... What a shot from E_Ben_Seghir! ... It could go anywhere ... But A_Patterson punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 26 :(ips) S_Carr with an early cross to R_Burke ... B_Engels wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... H_Clark dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Gunn reads it well, and claims it! Min. 33 :(wrx) E_Dier heads the ball back to B_Engels ... A skilful effort from B_Engels! ... But A_Patterson smothers the ball Min. 35 :(ips) G_Hirst backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... R_Insigne latches onto the end of it ... K_Tierney body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! Min. 41 :(ips) G_Hirst turns nicely onto the ball ... G_Hirst aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... A_Gunn with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 42 :(ips) P_B_Diop with the first time pass to K_Nisbet ... B_Engels forces him off the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(wrx) K_Tierney holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Benrahma ... S_Benrahma with the cheeky shot! ... It floats over A_Patterson ... It's heading goalward! ... GOAL!! ... That was a great effort ... Wrexham are back on level terms now! ... Ipswich Town 1-1 Wrexham ... Min. 46 :(ips) K_Nisbet with a first time pass ... G_Hirst runs onto it! ... B_Engels tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... P_B_Diop swings it in! ... E_Dier reads it ... He clears the danger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ipswich Town 1-1 Wrexham Min. 46 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Ben_Seghir ... E_Ben_Seghir attempts a chip! ... But A_Patterson makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 49 :(wrx) K_Tierney steps over the ball ... He nutmegs H_Clark ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... R_Insigne rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... Danilo knocks it forward ... G_Veron gets on the end of it ... G_Veron curls it towards the top corner! ... A_Patterson parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 50 :(ips) K_Nisbet whips the ball across to G_Hirst ... E_Dier tackles cleanly Min. 52 :(wrx) G_Veron has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past N_Broadhead! ... He has some space now! ... G_Veron from 20 yards! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 53 :(ips) J_Cooper dribbles past B_Engels ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... J_Cooper hits a curling shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 53 :(wrx) B_Engels nutmegs the defender ... A heafty challenge by H_Clark ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Bensebaini swings it in! ... E_Dier gets a shot in ... A_Patterson just watches it float over the bar! Min. 58 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo with an intelligent ball to G_Veron ... G_Veron smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 59 :(ips) G_Hirst jumps over B_Engels's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... K_Tierney with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 61 :(ips) H_Clark beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... H_Clark with the attempt at goal! ... But A_Gunn hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 63 :(ips) K_Nisbet takes advantage of a mistake by R_Bensebaini ... He puts in S_Carr! ... S_Carr hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 64 :(wrx) G_Veron runs at R_Burke ... He takes it past him ... G_Veron with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... Looks like it should be A_Patterson's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... S_Benrahma with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Cooper wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 65 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town ... COMING ON: M_Devetak ... COMING OFF: J_Cooper Min. 65 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town ... COMING ON: J_Payne ... COMING OFF: N_Broadhead Min. 74 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins swings in the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Patterson's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 75 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: Wendell ... COMING OFF: Danilo Min. 75 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir sidesteps M_Devetak ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Sensi cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 77 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: K_Froese ... COMING OFF: O_Watkins Min. 78 :(wrx) S_Benrahma looks up ... He swings the ball right towards K_Froese ... K_Froese runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... A_Patterson is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... YES!! ... Amazing scenes here! ... Wrexham have surely won this game now! ... Ipswich Town 1-2 Wrexham ... Min. 79 :(ips) Tactical Change by Ipswich Town ... Ipswich Town have changed their playing style to A Min. 80 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: P_Placheta ... COMING OFF: N_Zaniolo Min. 82 :(ips) R_Burke with a measured pass to P_B_Diop ... P_B_Diop has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 85 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town ... COMING ON: D_Burgzorg ... COMING OFF: K_Nisbet Min. 87 :(ips) J_Payne sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... D_Burgzorg gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Burgzorg with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Gunn with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(ips) D_Burgzorg lobs it over K_Tierney ... D_Burgzorg flicks the header toward the far post! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Gunn never had a chance! Min. 94 :(wrx) S_Benrahma spots his team mate making a run ... He finds E_Ben_Seghir with a lovely pass! ... E_Ben_Seghir with a graceful, looping effort! ... A_Patterson gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 97 :(wrx) G_Veron with a simple pass to E_Ben_Seghir ... A well-placed shot from E_Ben_Seghir! ... A_Patterson gathers it comfortably ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Portman Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ipswich Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Cooper Scorers : J_Cooper (20) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_B_Diop (1), S_Carr (24), R_Insigne (49) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Benrahma (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Benrahma (44), K_Froese (78) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ipswich Town | Wrexham Attempts on Goal : 9 | 16 Off target : 5 | 7 On target : 4 | 9 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 10 Key Tackles : 3 | 8 Key Passes : 8 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ipswich Town 1 - 2 Wrexham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Ipswich Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Patterson GK 24 1 1 1 30 | 100 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 S_Carr DF 1 17 12 6 29 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 13 16 J_Cooper DF 1 21 14 11 27 | 68 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 0 53 R_Burke DF 1 21 15 8 28 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 H_Clark DF 1 20 14 8 29 | 100 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 34 37 S_Sensi DF 1 15 19 13 27 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 P_B_Diop MF 1 13 19 3 28 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 6 19 R_Insigne MF 1 6 18 15 18 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 N_Broadhead MF 1 8 16 12 21 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Hirst FW 1 5 13 22 23 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 K_Nisbet FW 1 4 15 21 28 | 88 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 C_Walton GK 19 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Devetak DF 1 16 13 5 28 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Payne MF 1 7 16 13 14 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Luongo MF 1 11 17 8 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Burgzorg FW 1 9 13 15 23 | 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 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 | 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 23 15 10 25 | 100 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 39 14 32 R_Bensebaini DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Engels DF 1 22 16 11 28 | 100 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 0 16 K_Tierney DF 1 23 17 9 29 | 100 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 28 0 Danilo DF 1 18 15 4 21 | 78 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 S_Benrahma MF 1 6 20 17 22 | 100 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 31 26 N_Zaniolo MF 1 11 21 19 26 | 83 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 E_Ben_Seghir AM 1 9 19 18 27 | 100 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 44 O_Watkins FW 1 7 12 23 24 | 80 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 G_Veron FW 1 2 16 22 29 | 100 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 22 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 | 22 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 P_Placheta MF 1 5 13 11 27 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Froese FW 1 5 12 14 22 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 1742237011 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40