Match Report


WrexhamWrexham     Leicester CityLeicester City
David JacobsDavid Jacobs Steve Little Steve Little
Stephane ZenoniS. Zenoni68
G
1
G
64Seyni FujenS. Fujen
Bill ThirlwellB. Thirlwell69
D
2
D
70Jacques ManeJ. Mane
Alejandro MolownyA. Molowny69
D
3
D
65Alun RowettA. Rowett
Lars EberleL. Eberle70
D
4
D
69Emiliano NicolettiE. Nicoletti
Dominic MorrisonD. Morrison76
M
5captain
D
66Edward WiltordE. Wiltord
Maxence NondaM. Nonda69
M
6
M
72Martin BedaM. Beda
Nunzio CampedelliN. Campedelli67
M
captain7
M
62John KasperJ. Kasper
Fausto MangoneF. Mangone74
M
8
M
64Danny MersonD. Merson
Jonas FranckeJ. Francke68
A
9
A
70Franco CapezzutoF. Capezzuto
Armando ZanoncelliA. Zanoncelli69
A
10
A
70Eric MeidtE. Meidt
Markus WillM. Will73
A
11
A
72Victor CarcedoV. Carcedo
 
Julian BischoffJ. Bischoff67
D
12
D
59Carl PowellC. Powell
Guerino BizzarriG. Bizzarri73
M
13
M
60Nils DiakiteN. Diakite
Albrecht TurekA. Turek70
A
14
D
62Flavio CassanoF. Cassano

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Racecourse Ground where Wrexham play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 17,174 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Wrexham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Lampard.


0.00
Wrexham kick off and get the first half underway!
2.33
Danny Merson threads a neat ball through to Franco Capezzuto. Franco Capezzuto knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
10.17
John Kasper flicks a high pass forward. Victor Carcedo controls it well on his chest. Victor Carcedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.01
Alun Rowett flicks a high ball forward to John Kasper who takes it down. John Kasper chips the ball to his team mate, Franco Capezzuto. Franco Capezzuto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bill Thirlwell.
15.12
Nunzio Campedelli makes a probing pass to Markus Will. Markus Will deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Armando Zanoncelli but the linesman indicates offside!
18.28
Bill Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward to Fausto Mangone who brings the ball under control. Fausto Mangone knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Will. Markus Will knocks in a cross ball towards Armando Zanoncelli. Armando Zanoncelli gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a woeful effort!
20.08
Martin Beda threads the ball through to Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt lofts in a cross ball towards Franco Capezzuto. Franco Capezzuto knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.03
Alun Rowett flicks a high pass forward. Martin Beda holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Beda deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Carcedo. Victor Carcedo knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt connects with a diving header but Stephane Zenoni is on top of it.
24.51
Alun Rowett makes a simple pass to Martin Beda. Martin Beda surges forward with the ball. Martin Beda shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.14
Bill Thirlwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nunzio Campedelli. Nunzio Campedelli runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nunzio Campedelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Seyni Fujen manages to gather it.
28.09
Dominic Morrison threads a neat ball through to Jonas Francke. Jonas Francke knocks in a cross ball towards Markus Will. Markus Will makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.41
Danny Merson makes a simple pass to Victor Carcedo. Victor Carcedo knocks in a cross ball towards Franco Capezzuto. Franco Capezzuto powers a header at goal but somehow Stephane Zenoni manages to keep it out.
32.02
Martin Beda makes a probing pass to Franco Capezzuto. Franco Capezzuto knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Stephane Zenoni.
33.01
It's a corner kick. Martin Beda loops the ball over to the far post. Danny Merson rockets a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
36.27
Martin Beda threads a neat ball through to Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt lofts in a cross ball towards Franco Capezzuto. With a superhuman jump, Franco Capezzuto connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it rises well off target!
40.03
John Kasper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephane Zenoni who gathers it comfortably.
42.47
Maxence Nonda knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Will. Markus Will lofts in a cross ball towards Armando Zanoncelli. Armando Zanoncelli flicks the ball with his head. The ball comes off Alun Rowett and the loose ball is cleared up field.
44.01
Victor Carcedo barges into Bill Thirlwell. The referee brings Victor Carcedo to one side and gives him a warning! Bill Thirlwell stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wrexham appear unchanged since the first half. Leicester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Wrexham players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Leicester City start the second half!
47.42
John Kasper threads the ball through to Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.44
Edward Wiltord knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Beda. Martin Beda deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.04
Wrexham appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Leicester City have made a substitution with Nils Diakite replacing Victor Carcedo .
71.11
Fausto Mangone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonas Francke. Jonas Francke controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Markus Will through on goal. Markus Will looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Jacques Mane.
75.35
Fausto Mangone threads a neat ball through to Armando Zanoncelli. Armando Zanoncelli tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
77.45
Wrexham have made 2 substitutions with Guerino Bizzarri replacing Maxence Nonda and Albrecht Turek replacing Jonas Francke .
78.55
Guerino Bizzarri threads a neat ball through to Albrecht Turek. Albrecht Turek makes a great pass forward. Markus Will runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
83.31
Emiliano Nicoletti hoofs the ball up the pitch. Nils Diakite knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
85.03
Danny Merson knocks the ball forward to Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt whips in a cross ball towards Nils Diakite. Nils Diakite is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.50
Martin Beda makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nils Diakite. Nils Diakite whips in a cross ball towards Eric Meidt. Eric Meidt connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Stephane Zenoni has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Wrexham

Leicester City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.8%
48.2%
Play Area
28.2%
42.4%
29.4%

Scorers
Eric Meidt 2, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eric Meidt of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Stephane Zenoni (GK)
7
2.Bill Thirlwell (DEF)
7
3.Alejandro Molowny (DEF)
6
4.Lars Eberle (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Morrison (MID)
6
6.Maxence Nonda (MID)
6
7.Nunzio Campedelli (MID)
7
8.Fausto Mangone (MID)
7
9.Jonas Francke (ATT)
7
10.Armando Zanoncelli (ATT)
6
11.Markus Will (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Bischoff (DEF)
0
13.Guerino Bizzarri (MID)
6
14.Albrecht Turek (ATT)
6

1.Seyni Fujen (GK)
6
2.Jacques Mane (DEF)
6
3.Alun Rowett (DEF)
6
4.Emiliano Nicoletti (DEF)
6
5.Edward Wiltord (DEF)
6
6.Martin Beda (MID)
7
7.John Kasper (MID)
6
8.Danny Merson (MID)
6
9.Franco Capezzuto (ATT)
7
10.Eric Meidt (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
10
11.Victor Carcedo (ATT)
6
 
12.Carl Powell (DEF)
0
13.Nils Diakite (MID)
7
14.Flavio Cassano (DEF)
0