Match Report
| Stockport County | Stockport County |  |  | Wrexham | Wrexham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Davis | F. Davis |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 |  | Miel Luijpers | M. Luijpers | |||||||||
| Noel Banks | N. Banks | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Niccolo Serrant | N. Serrant | |||||||||
| Mervin Armstrong | M. Armstrong | | 60 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Alberto Gomes | A. Gomes | ||||||||
| Neil Benali | N. Benali | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | Massimiliano Fusco | M. Fusco | |||||||||
| Jason Potts | J. Potts | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Sol Nicholls | S. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Jon Newton | J. Newton | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Pieter Darwinkel | P. Darwinkel | |||||||||
| Robbie Fowler | R. Fowler | | 57 | M | | 7 | | | M | 55 | | Daniel Ramos | D. Ramos | ||||||||
| Des Salmon | D. Salmon | | 53 | M | | 8 | | A | 52 |  | Thomas Oehrli | T. Oehrli | |||||||||
| David Moncur | D. Moncur | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 50 | | Nick Fox | N. Fox | |||||||||
| Ben Woodgate | B. Woodgate | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 |  | Alec Bremner | A. Bremner | |||||||||
| Francis Youds | F. Youds | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 |  | Simon Freund | S. Freund | |||||||||
| Brian Defoe | B. Defoe | | 51 | M | | 12 | | M | 53 | | Carl Fowler | C. Fowler | |||||||||
| David Campos | D. Campos | | 47 | G | | 13 | | D | 48 | | Clive Minto | C. Minto | |||||||||
| Graham Stewart | G. Stewart | | 46 | A | | 14 | | M | 41 |  | Vegard Halle | V. Halle | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Edgeley Park where Stockport County play host to Wrexham. A crowd of 8,262 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stockport County are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Scales.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stockport County are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Scales.
0.00
0-0Wrexham get the match underway!
4.13
0-0Daniel Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Oehrli. Thomas Oehrli lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Freund. Simon Freund connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
8.45
0-0With vision, Pieter Darwinkel plays the ball forward to Thomas Oehrli. Thomas Oehrli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank Davis who gathers it comfortably.
10.05
Mervin Armstrong makes a simple pass to Jon Newton. Jon Newton sees space and advances. Jon Newton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.12
0-0Jon Newton changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jon Newton threads the ball through into the box. Ben Woodgate tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
18.13
0-0Massimiliano Fusco comes in with a late challenge on David Moncur. The referee warns Massimiliano Fusco to calm down! David Moncur carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.55
Daniel Ramos threads a neat ball through to Nick Fox. Nick Fox shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.18
Mervin Armstrong knocks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Fowler. Robbie Fowler makes a simple pass to Ben Woodgate. Ben Woodgate plays a one-two with Francis Youds and advances towards the goal... Ben Woodgate shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.15
0-0From the throw-in, Robbie Fowler picks out Jason Potts. Jason Potts flicks a high pass forward to David Moncur who brings the ball under control. David Moncur knocks the ball forward to Francis Youds but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.10
0-1Pieter Darwinkel sees Thomas Oehrli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Oehrli knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Freund. Simon Freund powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.24
Robbie Fowler threads a neat ball through to Francis Youds. Francis Youds edges inside the box! Francis Youds side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stockport County appear unchanged since the first half. Wrexham also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Stockport County kick off and get the second half underway!
48.11
Daniel Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Oehrli. Thomas Oehrli shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.19
1-1Stockport County are in full control of this game.
55.05
Pieter Darwinkel knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Fox. Nick Fox lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Freund. With a superhuman jump, Simon Freund connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.31
Noel Banks chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Potts. Jason Potts flicks a high ball forward to Francis Youds who takes it down. Francis Youds plays a one-two with Ben Woodgate and rushes in on goal... Francis Youds cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.16
2-1Stockport County have made a substitution with Graham Stewart replacing Ben Woodgate .
61.21
Pieter Darwinkel sees Nick Fox in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nick Fox knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.53
Jason Potts flicks a high pass forward. David Moncur controls it well on his chest. David Moncur shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
65.04
Mervin Armstrong takes it forward alone. Mervin Armstrong knocks the ball forward to Francis Youds. Francis Youds shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.25
Daniel Ramos flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Oehrli who brings the ball under control. Thomas Oehrli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
79.55
Jon Newton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Moncur. David Moncur sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
81.48
Des Salmon makes a probing pass to David Moncur. David Moncur runs straight at the defence! David Moncur shoots from just inside the box but somehow Miel Luijpers manages to keep it out.
83.35
Pieter Darwinkel flicks a high ball forward to Alec Bremner who takes it down. Alec Bremner shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
87.42
Sol Nicholls hits a low pass to Daniel Ramos. Daniel Ramos passes the ball forward to Alec Bremner. Alec Bremner whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Oehrli. Thomas Oehrli connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
26.7%
48%
25.3%
Scorers
| Francis Youds 38, 57 | Simon Freund 32 Alec Bremner 83 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Francis Youds of Stockport County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Frank Davis (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Noel Banks (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mervin Armstrong (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Neil Benali (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jason Potts (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Jon Newton (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Robbie Fowler (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Des Salmon (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | David Moncur (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ben Woodgate (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Francis Youds (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Brian Defoe (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | David Campos (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Graham Stewart (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Miel Luijpers (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Niccolo Serrant (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alberto Gomes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Massimiliano Fusco (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Sol Nicholls (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pieter Darwinkel (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Daniel Ramos (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Thomas Oehrli (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Nick Fox (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alec Bremner (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Simon Freund (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Carl Fowler (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Clive Minto (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Vegard Halle (MID) | 0 | |