FFO Champ, Wrexham vs. Middlesbrough (Mon Feb 24)


                              Wrexham  |  Middlesbrough
                            5-1-2-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                        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 P_McNair
                         K_Tierney DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                            Danilo DF  |  MF M_Crooks
                        S_Benrahma MF  |  MF M_Cuisance
                      E_Ben_Seghir AM  |  MF S_Traore
                         N_Zaniolo AM  |  MF M_Ihattaren
                         O_Watkins FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                           G_Veron FW  |  FW R_Muniz
                                       |
                      L_Badiashile SUB |  SUB M_Oxley
                        M_Kaminski SUB |  SUB A_Dijksteel
                            L_Amos SUB |  SUB A_Meroni
                      H_Mkhitaryan SUB |  SUB N_Chalobah
                          L_Muriel SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone




Min. 3  :(wrx) S_Benrahma beats I_Jones 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Benrahma has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 3  :(mid) R_Muniz is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Pinamonti latches onto the end of it 
          ...  E_Dier takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 4  :(mid) P_McNair 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  E_Dier with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 7  :(wrx) K_Tierney has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Fry 
          ...  He puts in O_Watkins! 
          ...  S_Traore bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 8  :(wrx) O_Watkins jumps over I_Jones's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  I_Jones recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 8  :(mid) M_Cuisance flicks the ball on to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 10 :(mid) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by K_Tierney! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Gunn never had a chance! 
Min. 11 :(wrx) S_Benrahma with a neat pass into G_Veron 
          ...  G_Veron drives the ball low! 
          ...  But A_Davies makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 15 :(mid) A_Pinamonti breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Gunn now! 
          ...  E_Dier trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  S_Traore floats it forward 
          ...  M_Cuisance latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Danilo 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 18 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir dribbles past D_Fry 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 19 :(wrx) O_Watkins barges D_Fry off the ball 
          ...  O_Watkins hits a great shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Wrexham fans are ecstatic! 
          ...  Goosebumps and tears every time 
          ...  Cliff Coates is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Wrexham 1-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 20 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 20 :(mid) M_Ihattaren runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 23 :(mid) R_Aguilar lobs it over Danilo 
          ...  R_Aguilar with a little chip! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 25 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo flights the ball to E_Ben_Seghir 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Davies makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 30 :(wrx) S_Benrahma is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to G_Veron 
          ...  I_Jones cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 33 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to E_Ben_Seghir 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 35 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir kills the ball dead 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 40 :(wrx) G_Veron sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to O_Watkins 
          ...  O_Watkins with the crafty shot! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 41 :(wrx) Danilo squares it to E_Dier 
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Traore 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 42 :(mid) M_Cuisance throws a uppercut 
          ...  N_Zaniolo slumps to the ground 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(wrx) O_Watkins makes a run into space 
          ...  O_Watkins curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Wrexham 2-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 48 :(wrx) R_Bensebaini back heels to find G_Veron in space 
          ...  G_Veron with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Davies 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Davies looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 49 :(mid) M_Cuisance threads the through ball to I_Jones 
          ...  I_Jones with a thundering shot! 
          ...  A_Gunn heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Wrexham 2-0 Middlesbrough

Min. 47 :(wrx) Danilo takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Dier 
          ...  E_Dier with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 47 :(mid) A_Pinamonti is too quick for B_Engels 
          ...  A_Pinamonti has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Gunn's hands 
          ...  But A_Gunn recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 50 :(mid) D_Fry with the dribble 
          ...  O_Watkins is easily beaten 
          ...  D_Fry tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 54 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_McNair 
Min. 54 :(wrx) Curled in dangerously from O_Watkins to K_Tierney 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_Tierney! 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 60 :(mid) M_Cuisance lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Dijksteel latches on to it 
          ...  K_Tierney with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 65 :(wrx) O_Watkins takes on M_Ihattaren 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  O_Watkins aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  Three goals! He's a hat-trick hero! 
          ...  Wrexham 3-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 65 :(mid) D_Fry drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to S_Traore 
          ...  S_Traore tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But A_Gunn makes a fine save 
Min. 67 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds G_Veron with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_Aguilar with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 68 :(mid) R_Muniz gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Muniz curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 72 :(wrx) B_Engels flights the ball to E_Dier 
          ...  E_Dier smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But A_Davies punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 75 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Kaminski 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Bensebaini 
Min. 75 :(mid) S_Traore plays it long to M_Cuisance 
          ...  But M_Kaminski wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 76 :(wrx) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  Danilo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Danilo has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Tierney drives it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Davies 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 78 :(wrx) K_Tierney flicks it over A_Dijksteel and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  From long range K_Tierney bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 79 :(wrx) M_Kaminski with an incisive pass to E_Dier 
          ...  E_Dier attempts a chip! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 79 :(mid) M_Cuisance flicks the ball on to R_Muniz 
          ...  M_Kaminski rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 80 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Mkhitaryan 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Zaniolo 
Min. 80 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Muriel 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Veron 
Min. 81 :(wrx) K_Tierney takes on 3 men 
          ...  M_Ihattaren wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Tyler Edwards looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 83 :(wrx) L_Muriel with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  L_Muriel with a terrific drive! 
          ...  A_Davies gathers it comfortably 
Min. 84 :(wrx) B_Engels finds S_Benrahma with a ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Aguilar reads the play well 
Min. 84 :(wrx) B_Engels cuts inside D_Fry 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in H_Mkhitaryan! 
          ...  R_Muniz pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  K_Tierney swings it in 
          ...  E_Dier takes control of it! 
          ...  Fine tackle by I_Jones 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 85 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir sprints past D_Fry 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  A_Davies watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 86 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs I_Jones 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  E_Ben_Seghir attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Davies with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 87 :(wrx) E_Dier with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Muriel 
          ...  L_Muriel tries to beat A_Davies from outside the area! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(wrx) E_Dier knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  E_Dier with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It floats over A_Davies 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 91 :(mid) M_Crooks spots A_Pinamonti who is in acres of space 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Ben_Seghir 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 92 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  D_Fry tackles cleanly 
Min. 93 :(wrx) H_Mkhitaryan picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  A_Davies fists it away 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Racecourse Ground
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Wrexham Match Info
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Best player          : O_Watkins (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Watkins (19,46,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Dier (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : S_Traore
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Wrexham  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       9
Off target           :          10        |       6
On target            :          13        |       3
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       9
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Final Score          : Wrexham 3 - 0 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  25   1   1   1  21 |  99   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0   0
E_Dier         DF   1  23  15  10  25 |  99   0   2   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  22  10  61
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  16   4  24 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
B_Engels       DF   1  22  16  11  28 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12  26   0
K_Tierney      DF   1  23  17   9  29 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  12  36
Danilo         DF   1  18  15   4  21 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  28  22
S_Benrahma     MF   1   5  20  17  22 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  10
E_Ben_Seghir   AM   1   9  19  18  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   6   0   0   0   0  27  10  50
N_Zaniolo      AM   1  11  20  19  26 |  84   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
O_Watkins      FW   1   7  12  23  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   4   3   0   0   0   0  17  46
G_Veron        FW   1   2  16  22  29 |  84   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13   9
L_Badiashile   GK  18   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kaminski     DF   1  16  12   5  23 |  20   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  17   0
L_Amos         MF   1   3  15   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Mkhitaryan   AM   1   3  18  13  27 |  15   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
L_Muriel       FW   1   5  12  19  26 |  15   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
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A_Davies       GK  24   1   1   1  27 |  99  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  22  16  11  24 |  99   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  42   0  16
D_Fry          DF   1  21  13   8  29 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  16  18
P_McNair       DF   1  20  12  11  28 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  14   7  26 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  19
M_Crooks       MF   1  11  20  10  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  19  13  21 |  99   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Traore       MF   1  14  19  12  22 |  99   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  10  15
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  15  21  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  17  21  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   5
M_Oxley        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  19  14  13  22 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Meroni       DF   1  16  11   7  30 |   0   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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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