Match Report
| Darlington | Darlington |  |  | Wrexham | Wrexham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Dyer | N. Dyer |  | 40 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Steven Wright | S. Wright | |||||||||
| Fredrik Vassell | F. Vassell | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Alistair Moss | A. Moss | |||||||||
| Paolo Konchesky | P. Konchesky | | 42 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | John Hughes | J. Hughes | |||||||||
| Chris Watson | C. Watson | | 40 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | David Burgess | D. Burgess | |||||||||
| Stanley Edghill | S. Edghill | | 45 | M | | 5 | | D | 47 | | David James | D. James | |||||||||
| Stephen Hackworth | S. Hackworth | | 43 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | James Wise | J. Wise | |||||||||
| James Impey | J. Impey | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Eddie Sharpe | E. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Ángel Araya | Á. Araya |  | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Jermaine Vernazza | J. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Oleg Ince | O. Ince | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Nick Henry | N. Henry | |||||||||
| Marcus Campbell | M. Campbell | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Emile Gerrard | E. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Ruel Guppy | R. Guppy | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Nicholas Cort | N. Cort | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Northern Echo Darlington Arena where Darlington play host to Wrexham. A crowd of 2,856 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Darlington are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Darlington are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Wrexham kicking off!
2.37
0-0Jermaine Vernazza chips the ball to his team mate, Nick Henry. Nick Henry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.03
0-0John Hughes sees space and advances. John Hughes flicks the ball to his team mate, Emile Gerrard. Emile Gerrard kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Henry. Nick Henry rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
6.34
0-0David Burgess chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Sharpe. Eddie Sharpe knocks the ball forward to Nick Henry. Nick Henry goes all the way! Nick Henry cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Nick Dyer is on top of it.
15.30
0-0John Hughes clumsily knocks into Marcus Campbell. John Hughes is shown the yellow card! Marcus Campbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.29
Jermaine Vernazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Cort. Nicholas Cort plays a perfect one-two with Nick Henry and rushes in on goal... Nicholas Cort rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.43
Fredrik Vassell knocks the ball to his team mate, Ángel Araya. Ángel Araya sees space and advances. Ángel Araya knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Wright who gathers it comfortably.
22.40
0-0Wrexham are easily keeping Darlington at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
24.04
James Wise flicks the ball to his team mate, Nick Henry. Nick Henry shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
26.13
David Burgess makes a simple pass to Eddie Sharpe. Eddie Sharpe threads the ball through to Nicholas Cort. Nicholas Cort controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Nick Dyer!
27.26
0-0Oleg Ince catches John Hughes on the ankles. The referee calls over Oleg Ince and warns him to calm down! John Hughes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.27
David Burgess chips the ball to his team mate, James Wise. James Wise makes a probing pass to Nick Henry. Nick Henry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Nick Dyer easily smothers it.
34.11
Eddie Sharpe threads the ball through to Nicholas Cort. Nicholas Cort plays a perfect one-two with Emile Gerrard and rushes in on goal... Nicholas Cort rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Nick Dyer easily smothers it!
36.17
Eddie Sharpe makes a beautiful solo run. Eddie Sharpe sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.11
1-0Stephen Hackworth kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Guppy. Ruel Guppy goes all the way! Ruel Guppy shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
James Wise deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Cort. Nicholas Cort knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Watson.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Darlington kick off!
48.15
1-0James Impey catches James Wise on the ankles. James Impey is warned by the referee! James Wise stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.00
Jermaine Vernazza chips the ball to his team mate, Emile Gerrard. Emile Gerrard knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Henry. Nick Henry powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
53.16
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
55.17
1-0James Wise deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Henry. Nick Henry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Cort but he's offside!
59.15
Ruel Guppy barges into John Hughes. The referee calls over Ruel Guppy and warns him to calm down! John Hughes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.39
Stephen Hackworth makes a simple pass to Marcus Campbell. Marcus Campbell plays a perfect one-two with Ruel Guppy and rushes in on goal... Marcus Campbell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.19
Ángel Araya knocks the ball forward to Oleg Ince. Oleg Ince goes all the way! Oleg Ince makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.51
Fredrik Vassell makes a probing pass to James Impey. James Impey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Ince. Oleg Ince makes a probing pass to Marcus Campbell but he's offside!
75.41
Eddie Sharpe surges forward with the ball. Eddie Sharpe plays a perfect one-two with Emile Gerrard and rushes in on goal... Eddie Sharpe shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
79.12
Jermaine Vernazza knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Cort. Nicholas Cort lofts in a cross ball towards Emile Gerrard. Emile Gerrard heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.53
Paolo Konchesky makes a probing pass to James Impey. James Impey chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Campbell. Marcus Campbell threads the ball through to Oleg Ince but he's offside!
89.31
James Wise threads the ball through to Nick Henry. Nick Henry knocks the ball forward to Emile Gerrard. Emile Gerrard cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Nick Dyer manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
32%
68%
Play Area
32%
41.3%
26.7%
Scorers
| Ruel Guppy 38 | Eddie Sharpe 75 |