Match Report
| Wrexham | Wrexham |  |  | Arsenal | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher George | Christopher George | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Murphy | A. Murphy |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Artur Sousa | A. Sousa | |||||||||
| Leon Plowright | L. Plowright | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 |  | Gregoor Talan | G. Talan | |||||||||
| Leon Priestley | L. Priestley | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 | | Terry Mcleod | T. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Lee Hibbs | L. Hibbs | | 55 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 73 |  | Miguel Sanz | M. Sanz | ||||||||
| Andy Brady | A. Brady |  | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 72 |  | Gaetano Alessi | G. Alessi | |||||||||
| Robert Burgess | R. Burgess | | 69 | M | | 6 | | | M | 82 |  | Gonzalo Rosas | G. Rosas | ||||||||
| Gavin Allman | G. Allman | | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 |  | Kevin Cáceres | K. Cáceres | |||||||||
| Syd Copping | S. Copping | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Darren Edworthy | D. Edworthy | |||||||||
| Romano Franken | R. Franken | | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 |  | Eric Addo | E. Addo | |||||||||
| Neil Black | N. Black | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 | | Manuel Fonseca | M. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Malcolm Hendrie | M. Hendrie | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Dave Wright-Phillips | D. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Kemal Mercer | K. Mercer | | 66 | D | | 12 | | D | 72 | | Andy Dalglish | A. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Arthur Benjamin | A. Benjamin | | 60 | M | | 13 | | A | 66 |  | Leon Arnold | L. Arnold | |||||||||
| Gary Shearer | G. Shearer | | 51 | M | | 14 | | G | 62 | | Alessandro Poggi | A. Poggi | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Racecourse Ground where Wrexham play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 16,510 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Wrexham and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Klimek.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Wrexham and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Klimek.
0.00
0-0Wrexham kick off and get the match underway!
6.39
0-0Leon Priestley plays the ball forward to Gavin Allman. Gavin Allman flicks a high pass forward. Romano Franken controls it well on his chest. Romano Franken whips in a cross ball towards Syd Copping. Syd Copping finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Artur Sousa manages to gather it comfortably.
8.45
0-0Eric Addo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca threads a neat, attacking ball through to Dave Wright-Phillips. Dave Wright-Phillips cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
9.03
0-0Gonzalo Rosas flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Cáceres who takes it down. Kevin Cáceres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.03
0-0Miguel Sanz comes in with a late challenge on Malcolm Hendrie. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Malcolm Hendrie runs off the knock.
14.04
Manuel Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo cuts inside the box! Eric Addo comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.20
0-0Eric Addo catches Leon Priestley on the ankles. The referee brings Eric Addo to one side and gives him a warning! Leon Priestley stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.27
Terry Mcleod takes it forward alone. Terry Mcleod flicks a high pass forward. Dave Wright-Phillips collects the pass. Dave Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Addo. With a superhuman jump, Eric Addo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
24.30
Kevin Cáceres hacks Gavin Allman from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gavin Allman stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.58
0-0Robert Burgess surges forward with the ball. Robert Burgess threads the ball through into the box. Miguel Sanz catches Gavin Allman on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
28.53
0-0Darren Edworthy knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo puts a great ball through. Manuel Fonseca runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
30.01
Miguel Sanz chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cáceres. Kevin Cáceres threads a neat ball through to Gonzalo Rosas. Gonzalo Rosas knocks the ball forward to Dave Wright-Phillips but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
39.19
Kevin Cáceres passes the ball forward to Dave Wright-Phillips. Dave Wright-Phillips whips in a cross ball towards Gonzalo Rosas. Gonzalo Rosas connects with a diving header but it flies well off target!
40.06
Robert Burgess flicks a high ball forward to Syd Copping who takes it down. Syd Copping plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Black and stumbles forward towards the goal... Syd Copping looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.52
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
44.24
0-1Miguel Sanz threads a neat ball through to Eric Addo. Eric Addo plays a scrappy one-two with Dave Wright-Phillips and stumbles forward towards the goal... Eric Addo shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
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. Arsenal also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Arsenal kick off the second half!
49.53
Leon Plowright hits a low pass to Gavin Allman. Gavin Allman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Copping. Syd Copping advances inside the box! Syd Copping muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.01
Gonzalo Rosas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo makes a great pass forward. Kevin Cáceres runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
59.45
Gonzalo Rosas takes it forward alone. Gonzalo Rosas shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
60.17
0-1Wrexham have made a substitution with Kemal Mercer replacing Leon Priestley .
63.05
Terry Mcleod flicks a high pass forward. Darren Edworthy controls it well on his chest. Darren Edworthy lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Addo. Eric Addo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
65.16
Kemal Mercer hits a low pass to Gavin Allman. Gavin Allman flicks a high ball forward to Syd Copping who takes it down. Syd Copping knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.34
Gonzalo Rosas passes the ball forward to Kevin Cáceres. Kevin Cáceres shoots from 25 yards. Adam Murphy gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
71.28
Gonzalo Rosas threads a neat ball through to Eric Addo. Eric Addo controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Dave Wright-Phillips through on goal. Dave Wright-Phillips cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.30
Gavin Allman flicks a high pass forward to Romano Franken who brings the ball neatly under control. Romano Franken knocks the ball forward, putting Neil Black through on goal. Neil Black tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.34
Wrexham have made a substitution with Gary Shearer replacing Gavin Allman .
78.37
1-1Andy Brady threads a neat ball through to Syd Copping. Syd Copping controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Black. Neil Black plays a one-two with Malcolm Hendrie and advances towards the goal... Miguel Sanz clumsily knocks into Neil Black. Penalty not given!!
81.21
Gonzalo Rosas flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Cáceres controls it well on his chest. Kevin Cáceres whips in a cross ball towards Eric Addo. Eric Addo makes a looping header on goal but it flies well off target!
84.11
1-1Robert Burgess flicks a high pass forward. Romano Franken collects the pass. Romano Franken whips in a cross ball towards Robert Burgess. Robert Burgess is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Gregoor Talan clears it off the line with his head!
89.37
Miguel Sanz knocks the ball forward to Dave Wright-Phillips. Dave Wright-Phillips controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Adam Murphy manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.3%
47.7%
Play Area
34.9%
45.3%
19.8%
Scorers
| Neil Black 73 | Eric Addo 44 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eric Addo of Arsenal |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Adam Murphy (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Leon Plowright (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Leon Priestley (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Lee Hibbs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andy Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Robert Burgess (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Gavin Allman (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Syd Copping (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Romano Franken (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Neil Black (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Malcolm Hendrie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kemal Mercer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Arthur Benjamin (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gary Shearer (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Artur Sousa (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gregoor Talan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Terry Mcleod (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Miguel Sanz (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Gaetano Alessi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gonzalo Rosas (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Kevin Cáceres (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Darren Edworthy (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Eric Addo (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Manuel Fonseca (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dave Wright-Phillips (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Andy Dalglish (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Leon Arnold (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alessandro Poggi (GK) | 0 | |