Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     WrexhamWrexham
Rick BarlowRick Barlow David Jacobs David Jacobs
Sebastien WilmotsS. Wilmots83
G
1
G
68Stephane ZenoniS. Zenoni
André MolinaA. Molina77
D
2
D
69Bill ThirlwellB. Thirlwell
Saidu A. WestS. West73
D
3
D
70Lars EberleL. Eberle
Youri NettoY. Netto73
D
4
D
67Julian BischoffJ. Bischoff
Petre OvidiuP. Ovidiu77
M
5
M
76Dominic MorrisonD. Morrison
Luis Alberto AmorosoL. Amoroso77
M
6
M
69Maxence NondaM. Nonda
Martin PartinM. Partin80
M
7captain
M
67Nunzio CampedelliN. Campedelli
Stefano EvangelistiS. Evangelisti81
M
8
M
74Fausto MangoneF. Mangone
Siaka BakayokoS. Bakayoko75
A
9
A
70Albrecht TurekA. Turek
Arturo SierraA. Sierra86
A
captain10
A
69Armando ZanoncelliA. Zanoncelli
Gabriel MartinG. Martin77
A
11
A
73Markus WillM. Will
 
Nelson BlatsisN. Blatsis76
D
12
D
69Alejandro MolownyA. Molowny
Peter GranadosP. Granados83
M
13
M
73Guerino BizzarriG. Bizzarri
Ricardo MarcosR. Marcos70
A
14
A
68Jonas FranckeJ. Francke

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Wrexham. A crowd of 18,722 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Manchester City and Wrexham are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gary James.


0.00
Manchester City kick off!
4.15
Julian Bischoff threads a neat ball through to Nunzio Campedelli. Nunzio Campedelli flicks a high pass forward to Albrecht Turek who brings the ball under control. Albrecht Turek knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Will. Markus Will tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Sebastien Wilmots has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.13
Saidu A. West brings the ball forward. With a delightful solo run, Saidu A. West stretches the opposition's defence. Saidu A. West controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Stephane Zenoni.
16.10
Corner kick to Manchester City. Stefano Evangelisti chips it out wide. Saidu A. West shoots from just inside the box but slams it into the crowd!
18.10
Lars Eberle sees Nunzio Campedelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nunzio Campedelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Will. Markus Will shoots from 25 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
22.56
Gabriel Martin clumsily knocks into Lars Eberle. Gabriel Martin is given a warning by the referee! Lars Eberle runs off the knock.
24.18
Bill Thirlwell chips the ball to his team mate, Maxence Nonda. Maxence Nonda chips the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Turek. Albrecht Turek finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.30
Wrexham are dictating the run of play here today.
28.56
Maxence Nonda flicks a high pass forward. Markus Will comfortably collects the pass. Markus Will knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youri Netto.
33.38
Youri Netto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Partin. Martin Partin kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin whips in a cross ball towards Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
34.23
Petre Ovidiu makes a beautiful solo run. Petre Ovidiu whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra makes a convincing header. Magnificent save by Stephane Zenoni!
38.15
Martin Partin flicks a high ball forward to Siaka Bakayoko who takes it down. Siaka Bakayoko shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City have changed their lineup with Nelson Blatsis replacing André Molina and Peter Granados replacing Petre Ovidiu. Wrexham appear unchanged since the first half. The Manchester City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Wrexham kick off and get the second half underway!
48.43
Martin Partin kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Gabriel Martin provides some space. He shoots at goal. Stephane Zenoni gets down and covers it.
53.57
Saidu A. West barges into Markus Will. Saidu A. West is warned by the referee! Markus Will runs off the knock.
54.37
Saidu A. West makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Alberto Amoroso. Seeing a gap ahead, Luis Alberto Amoroso plays the ball forward to Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
55.34
Lars Eberle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Campedelli. Nunzio Campedelli kicks a strong pass forward to Armando Zanoncelli. Armando Zanoncelli finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
57.33
Martin Partin knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Stephane Zenoni. Excellent save.
59.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Luis Alberto Amoroso laces a through ball forward to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra skips past Lars Eberle! Arturo Sierra muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Stephane Zenoni comfortably smothers it!
60.03
Saidu A. West flicks a high pass forward. Martin Partin collects the pass. Martin Partin knocks the ball to his team mate, Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko shoots from distance but Stephane Zenoni reads it well. Superb keeping!
61.28
Nelson Blatsis passes the ball forward to Martin Partin. Martin Partin makes a simple pass to Arturo Sierra. Arturo Sierra shoots from 20 yards but Stephane Zenoni is on top of it.
67.40
Nunzio Campedelli picks a pass forward to Armando Zanoncelli. Armando Zanoncelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Markus Will but he's offside!
69.55
Stefano Evangelisti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Siaka Bakayoko but the linesman indicates offside!
77.11
Wrexham have made a substitution with Guerino Bizzarri replacing Maxence Nonda .
78.21
Julian Bischoff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guerino Bizzarri. Guerino Bizzarri chips the ball to his team mate, Armando Zanoncelli. Armando Zanoncelli skips past Nelson Blatsis! Armando Zanoncelli cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Armando Zanoncelli scores for Wrexham!!
83.16
Luis Alberto Amoroso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Siaka Bakayoko. Siaka Bakayoko knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Martin. Gabriel Martin makes a looping header on goal. Stephane Zenoni didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
84.53
Julian Bischoff makes a strong solo run forward. Julian Bischoff threads a neat ball through to Markus Will. Markus Will runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Markus Will provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Sebastien Wilmots gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
89.52
Dominic Morrison receives the ball from a throw-in from Nunzio Campedelli. Dominic Morrison flicks a high ball forward to Markus Will who takes it down. Markus Will plays a quick one-two with Armando Zanoncelli and rushes in on goal... Markus Will looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! That's his third!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Wrexham
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
9
6
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
27.9%
41.2%
30.9%

Scorers
Markus Will 4, 18, 90
Armando Zanoncelli 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Markus Will of Wrexham

Match Ratings