FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Wrexham (Fri Apr 04) Sunderland | Wrexham 5-3-2 N | 4-4-2 P Chris W | Tyler Edwards | J_Pickford GK | GK A_Gunn D_Dumfries DF | DF E_Dier C_Mbemba DF | DF R_Bensebaini N_Gudelj DF | DF B_Engels C_Biraghi DF | DF K_Tierney N_Mukiele DF | MF S_Benrahma M_Nunes MF | MF N_Zaniolo J_Toulalan MF | MF S_Diabate W_Alves MF | MF E_Ben_Seghir Evanilson FW | FW O_Watkins C_Rodriguez FW | FW L_Muriel | C_Diop SUB | SUB L_Badiashile S_Rhomas SUB | SUB Wendell J_Ball SUB | SUB L_Amos G_Xhaka SUB | SUB P_Placheta B_Bayo SUB | SUB K_Froese Min. 1 :(wrx) L_Muriel bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Benrahma ... S_Benrahma sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... The shot slips through J_Pickford's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... And Wrexham are leading in the game now ... Sunderland 0-1 Wrexham ... Min. 2 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins flings a shot at goal! ... J_Pickford narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 2 :(sun) D_Dumfries gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Evanilson ... K_Tierney fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... W_Alves hits it hard ... A_Gunn with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 3 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini with a measured ball to L_Muriel ... L_Muriel with a low drive through the rain! ... But J_Pickford punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 7 :(wrx) S_Benrahma crosses into the box, finding O_Watkins ... O_Watkins has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... J_Pickford with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 16 :(wrx) S_Benrahma with the majestic dribble ... S_Benrahma attempts a lob! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 18 :(sun) J_Toulalan holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to W_Alves ... W_Alves drives it towards goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 21 :(sun) N_Gudelj with an inswinging cross to C_Rodriguez ... C_Rodriguez looks to see where A_Gunn is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... Looks like it should be A_Gunn's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... D_Dumfries curls it into the box! ... C_Rodriguez makes a firm connection with his head ... It comes back off the woodwork!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Sunderland are back on level terms now! ... Sunderland 1-1 Wrexham ... Min. 21 :(wrx) S_Benrahma slides it through the middle to O_Watkins ... C_Rodriguez bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 22 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir spots his team mate making a run ... He finds E_Dier with a lovely pass! ... E_Dier tries one from the edge of the box! ... J_Pickford beats the ball away Min. 26 :(sun) C_Mbemba is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to C_Rodriguez ... Launched towards the top corner by C_Rodriguez! ... A_Gunn with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 32 :(sun) D_Dumfries controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... W_Alves gets onto the end of the pass! ... W_Alves tries the shot! ... But A_Gunn reaches the ball. Good save Min. 32 :(wrx) S_Benrahma storms past his marker ... C_Biraghi is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... K_Tierney hoists it forward ... O_Watkins gets on the end of it ... O_Watkins launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... J_Pickford has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Pickford reacts well to save!! Min. 34 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 38 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir beats C_Mbemba ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... C_Mbemba goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 39 :(sun) W_Alves takes possession ... Knocks it past S_Diabate ... He's through on goal ... A delicate header from W_Alves! ... A_Gunn fists it away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(sun) W_Alves knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Dier ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 43 :(sun) J_Toulalan runs at R_Bensebaini ... The defender slips and falls over ... B_Engels with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 Wrexham Min. 52 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past C_Biraghi ... He knocks it to O_Watkins! ... O_Watkins with a stunning strike! ... But J_Pickford makes a fine save Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: S_Rhomas ... COMING OFF: C_Biraghi Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: J_Ball ... COMING OFF: W_Alves Min. 60 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo takes possession ... Knocks it past N_Gudelj ... He's through on goal ... S_Rhomas wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 62 :(wrx) L_Muriel runs forward ... D_Dumfries reads the play well Min. 63 :(sun) S_Rhomas finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... S_Rhomas curls the ball in on goal! ... But A_Gunn parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 67 :(wrx) E_Dier pulls it back to L_Muriel ... C_Mbemba fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 67 :(sun) That's it for J_Ball ... He's picked up a knock and can't continue... ... AWW BOO-HOOOO! ... SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! ... Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! ... Players are such faries these days! Min. 67 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: G_Xhaka ... COMING OFF: J_Ball Min. 69 :(wrx) S_Benrahma with the Cruyff turn ... S_Benrahma attempts a chip! ... J_Pickford parries it ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Benrahma drives it into the box! ... R_Bensebaini gets on the end of it ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 70 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 71 :(wrx) S_Benrahma retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... O_Watkins latches onto the end of it ... J_Toulalan body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 75 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: Wendell ... COMING OFF: S_Benrahma Min. 76 :(wrx) O_Watkins saunters past M_Nunes ... O_Watkins carves a shot towards goal! ... J_Pickford falls over ... But J_Pickford is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 77 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: K_Froese ... COMING OFF: L_Muriel Min. 77 :(sun) J_Toulalan is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Evanilson ... Launched towards the top corner by Evanilson! ... A_Gunn gets his fingertips to it Min. 78 :(wrx) K_Tierney looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to N_Zaniolo ... N_Zaniolo goes for goal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 80 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: P_Placheta ... COMING OFF: S_Diabate Min. 83 :(wrx) K_Froese eases past M_Nunes ... N_Mukiele is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 84 :(wrx) O_Watkins squares up to G_Xhaka ... He's headbutted him! ... That's unforgivable! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Tyler Edwards looks relieved Min. 85 :(sun) S_Rhomas with a glorious long pass to C_Rodriguez ... C_Rodriguez has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Gunn takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 87 :(sun) G_Xhaka pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Nunes is clean through! ... But R_Bensebaini wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(wrx) J_Pickford with a terrible kick! ... K_Froese is through! ... K_Froese bears down on goal! ... J_Pickford tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 91 :(wrx) E_Dier unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Tierney ... K_Tierney has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... J_Pickford saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 95 :(wrx) E_Dier off the woodwork! ... P_Placheta picks up the deflection ... But N_Mukiele reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 97 :(wrx) O_Watkins finds P_Placheta with a perfectly weighted pass ... S_Rhomas slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Rodriguez Scorers : C_Rodriguez (21) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Mukiele (83) Injured : J_Ball (67) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Benrahma (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Benrahma (1) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Wrexham Attempts on Goal : 10 | 14 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 8 | 11 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 2 Key Passes : 7 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 1 - 1 Wrexham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 25 1 1 1 19 | 98 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 22 17 7 22 | 98 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 28 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 21 16 10 29 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 0 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 C_Biraghi DF 1 20 12 8 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mukiele DF 1 17 12 9 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 -4 -4 M_Nunes MF 1 9 20 14 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Toulalan MF 1 11 18 15 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 W_Alves MF 1 8 18 15 26 | 61 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 Evanilson FW 1 3 14 22 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 C_Rodriguez FW 1 6 12 18 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 C_Diop GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Rhomas DF 1 18 11 9 29 | 37 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 18 18 J_Ball MF 1 13 16 6 22 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 19 11 25 | 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 B_Bayo FW 1 3 13 16 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 23 15 10 25 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 28 17 R_Bensebaini DF 1 21 17 4 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 12 22 B_Engels DF 1 22 17 11 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Tierney DF 1 23 17 9 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 18 S_Benrahma MF 1 6 20 17 22 | 76 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 27 45 N_Zaniolo MF 1 11 21 19 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 7 S_Diabate MF 1 16 18 4 26 | 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Ben_Seghir MF 1 9 20 18 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 O_Watkins FW 1 7 12 23 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17 20 L_Muriel FW 1 5 12 19 26 | 78 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 8 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1743788371 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40