Match Report
| Wrexham | Wrexham |  |  | Southend United | Southend United | ||||||||||||||||
| Ernesto Omizzolo | Ernesto Omizzolo | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Upson | M. Upson |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Marcus Fowler | M. Fowler | |||||||||
| Eddie Stockdale | E. Stockdale | | 39 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Niccolo Peckham | N. Peckham | |||||||||
| Teddy Dryden | T. Dryden | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Oleg Defoe | O. Defoe | |||||||||
| Sylvain Beattie | S. Beattie | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Andy Lloyd | A. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Omer Newton | O. Newton | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Dion Mann | D. Mann | |||||||||
| Paul Edwards | P. Edwards | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Edward Merson | E. Merson | |||||||||
| Tommy Joachim | T. Joachim | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Stanley Nicholls | S. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Chris Watson | C. Watson | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Graham Bishop | G. Bishop | |||||||||
| Jon Ince | J. Ince | | 43 | M | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Titus Wise | T. Wise | |||||||||
| Stuart Barrett | S. Barrett | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Sol Charles | S. Charles | |||||||||
| Scott Impey | S. Impey | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Ronnie Marr | R. Marr | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Racecourse Ground where Wrexham play host to Southend United. A crowd of 4,243 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Wrexham are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Wrexham are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Southend United kick off and get the first half underway!
3.59
0-0Stanley Nicholls decides to run forward with the ball. Stanley Nicholls shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.34
Niccolo Peckham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls sees a break and surges forward. Stanley Nicholls shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.47
0-0Chris Watson makes a simple pass to Stuart Barrett. Stuart Barrett knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.47
0-0Chris Watson takes it forward alone. Chris Watson threads the ball through to Stuart Barrett but he's offside!
16.25
Sylvain Beattie makes a simple pass to Tommy Joachim. Tommy Joachim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Impey. Scott Impey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.29
Sylvain Beattie hits it upfield. Stuart Barrett knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dion Mann.
24.11
Sylvain Beattie threads the ball through to Jon Ince. Jon Ince deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Impey. Scott Impey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcus Fowler who gathers it comfortably.
27.00
0-0Chris Watson catches Edward Merson on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edward Merson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.23
Chris Watson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Impey. Scott Impey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
33.10
Edward Merson threads the ball through to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.01
Paul Edwards makes a simple pass to Stuart Barrett. Stuart Barrett finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.26
0-0Tommy Joachim takes it forward alone. Tommy Joachim whips in a cross ball towards Scott Impey. Scott Impey heads the ball goalwards. Marcus Fowler manages to gather it comfortably.
38.13
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Wrexham kick off!
47.50
Stanley Nicholls threads the ball through to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Martin Upson easily smothers it!
51.21
Paul Edwards makes a simple pass to Scott Impey. Scott Impey knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Barrett. Stuart Barrett is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Marcus Fowler is on top of it.
54.25
Tommy Joachim knocks the ball forward to Scott Impey. Scott Impey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oleg Defoe.
66.37
Teddy Dryden knocks the ball forward to Tommy Joachim. Tommy Joachim knocks the ball forward to Stuart Barrett. Stuart Barrett tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Marcus Fowler manages to keep it out.
67.11
Tommy Joachim knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Barrett. Stuart Barrett knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Impey. Scott Impey powers a header at goal. Marcus Fowler manages to gather it comfortably.
72.14
Stanley Nicholls makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Upson who gathers it comfortably.
75.33
0-0Jon Ince barges into Edward Merson. Jon Ince is given a warning by the referee! Edward Merson runs off the knock.
78.02
Stanley Nicholls makes a beautiful solo run. Stanley Nicholls threads the ball through to Titus Wise. Titus Wise makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.51
1-0Omer Newton threads the ball through to Jon Ince. Jon Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Impey. Scott Impey knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Barrett. Stuart Barrett is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.57
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
Dion Mann knocks the ball forward to Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls makes a simple pass to Titus Wise. Titus Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Upson who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
22.5%
45%
32.5%
Scorers