Match Report
| Wrexham | Wrexham |  |  | Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher George | Christopher George | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Murphy | A. Murphy |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Brutil de Bruin | B. de Bruin | |||||||||
| Leon Plowright | L. Plowright | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Kemal Gerrard | K. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Lee Hibbs | L. Hibbs | | 54 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Chris Haynes | C. Haynes | ||||||||
| Leon Priestley | L. Priestley | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Andy Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Andy Brady | A. Brady | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Nwankwo Naylor | N. Naylor | |||||||||
| Robert Burgess | R. Burgess | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 83 | | Glynn Midgley | G. Midgley | |||||||||
| Gary Shearer | G. Shearer | | 50 | M | | 7 | | | M | 53 | | Alec Souness | A. Souness | ||||||||
| Gavin Allman | G. Allman | | 70 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Gavin Naysmith | G. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Warren Bowyer | W. Bowyer | | 59 | A | | 9 | | M | 45 | | Jermaine Bellamy | J. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Ronnie Cope | R. Cope | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Mark Cooke | M. Cooke | |||||||||
| Malcolm Hendrie | M. Hendrie | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Scott McNeill | S. McNeill | |||||||||
| Alun Banks | A. Banks | | 43 | D | | 12 | | D | 57 | | Ugo Bramble | U. Bramble | |||||||||
| Kemal Mercer | K. Mercer | | 64 | D | | 13 | | D | 57 | | Ralph Prior | R. Prior | |||||||||
| Rio Cutler | R. Cutler | | 62 | A | | 14 | | A | 56 | | Wes Gerrard | W. Gerrard | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Racecourse Ground where Wrexham play host to Shrewsbury Town. A crowd of 9,534 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Wrexham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Jacobs.
The pitch is in great condition.
Wrexham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Jacobs.
0.00
0-0Shrewsbury Town kick off and get the match underway!
10.03
0-0Nwankwo Naylor passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jermaine Bellamy. Jermaine Bellamy flicks a high pass forward. Mark Cooke controls it well on his chest. Mark Cooke makes a probing pass to Scott McNeill but he's offside!
21.51
0-0Alec Souness flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Bellamy controls it well on his chest. Jermaine Bellamy tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
28.53
0-1Andy Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Glynn Midgley. Glynn Midgley makes a beautiful solo run. Glynn Midgley whips in a cross ball towards Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.18
Gavin Naysmith passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill runs straight at the defence! Scott McNeill makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
34.29
Gavin Allman threads a neat ball through to Gary Shearer. Gary Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Cope but the referee indicates it's offside!
38.25
0-1Leon Priestley sees Gavin Allman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gavin Allman makes a beautiful solo run. Gavin Allman lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Cope. Chris Haynes comes in with a late challenge on Ronnie Cope. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
42.55
Gavin Allman knocks the ball to his team mate, Warren Bowyer. Warren Bowyer shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.32
0-1Gavin Naysmith knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Adam Murphy!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Wrexham appear unchanged since the first half. Shrewsbury Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Wrexham kick off!
53.11
0-1Gavin Naysmith hacks Robert Burgess from behind! The referee warns Gavin Naysmith to calm down! Robert Burgess carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.18
Nwankwo Naylor threads the ball through to Gavin Naysmith. Gavin Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
60.35
0-1Wrexham have made 3 substitutions with Alun Banks replacing Leon Plowright, Kemal Mercer replacing Leon Priestley and Rio Cutler replacing Malcolm Hendrie .Shrewsbury Town have made 3 substitutions with Ugo Bramble replacing Kemal Gerrard, Ralph Prior replacing Glynn Midgley and Wes Gerrard replacing Scott McNeill .
63.04
Lee Hibbs kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Burgess. Robert Burgess threads a neat ball through to Warren Bowyer. Warren Bowyer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Brutil de Bruin reads it well. Excellent save!
71.55
Gavin Naysmith makes a probing pass to Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke shoots from distance but Adam Murphy is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
72.57
0-1Chris Haynes clumsily knocks into Robert Burgess. Chris Haynes is shown the yellow card! Robert Burgess runs off the knock.
73.57
0-1Alec Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Wes Gerrard. Wes Gerrard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.34
Mark Cooke knocks the ball forward to Wes Gerrard. Wes Gerrard makes a probing pass between the defence to Mark Cooke. Some awkward footwork from Mark Cooke provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
79.28
0-1Shrewsbury Town are dictating the run of play here today.
83.50
Gavin Naysmith makes a probing pass to Wes Gerrard. Wes Gerrard makes a great pass forward. Mark Cooke runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
84.54
Robert Burgess flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Cope controls it well on his chest. Ronnie Cope threads the ball through to Rio Cutler but he's offside!
89.54
Nwankwo Naylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Souness. Alec Souness flicks a high pass forward. Wes Gerrard collects the pass. Wes Gerrard shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Ugo Bramble barges into Kemal Mercer. The referee calls over Ugo Bramble and shows him a yellow card! Kemal Mercer stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
36.2%
63.8%
Play Area
27.5%
52.2%
20.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Scott McNeill of Shrewsbury Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Adam Murphy (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Leon Plowright (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Lee Hibbs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Leon Priestley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andy Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Robert Burgess (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gary Shearer (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Gavin Allman (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Warren Bowyer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ronnie Cope (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Malcolm Hendrie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alun Banks (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Kemal Mercer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Rio Cutler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Brutil de Bruin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kemal Gerrard (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Chris Haynes (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Andy Meiklejohn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nwankwo Naylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Glynn Midgley (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Alec Souness (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Gavin Naysmith (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Jermaine Bellamy (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mark Cooke (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Scott McNeill (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Ugo Bramble (DEF) | | 5 |
| 13. | Ralph Prior (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Wes Gerrard (ATT) | 6 | |