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Grimsby Town 1 | |
Wrexham 3 |
Tuesday 20 January 2004 @ 19:45
MATCH STATS | |||
Score and Scorers |
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Grimsby Town | 1 | Wrexham | 3 |
Phil Jevons | 73' | Chris Llewellyn | 19' |
Steve Thomas | 24' | ||
Chris Armstrong | 63' |
Starting Line Ups |
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Grimsby Town |
Wrexham | ||
01 | Aidan Davison | 01 | Andy Dibble |
02 | John McDermott | 04 | Steve Roberts |
04 | Simon Ford | 05 | Brian Carey |
25 | Mike Edwards | 06 | Dennis Lawrence |
16 | Greg Young | 07 | Carlos Edwards |
21 | Iain Anderson 60' | 02 | Jim Whitley |
32 | Nicky Daws | 10 | Darren Ferguson |
26 | Jason Crowe | 19 | Steve Thomas 86' |
12 | Phil Jevons | 14 | Paul Edwards 89' |
39 | Iffy Onuora 60' | 09 | Chris Armstrong |
09 | Michael Boulding | 11 | Chris Llewellyn |
Substitutes |
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Grimsby Town |
Wrexham | ||
10 | Darren Mansaram 60' | 03 | Shaun Holmes 89' |
15 | Jonathon Rowan | 12 | Paul Barrett 86' |
18 | Graham Hockless 60' | 13 | Paul Whitfield |
20 | Des Hamilton | 15 | Craig Morgan |
22 | Paul Groves | 17 | Mark Jones |
Yellow and Red Cards |
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Grimsby Town |
Wrexham | ||
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33' |
Jim Whitley - Foul on Nicky Daws |
Stat Attack |
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Grimsby Town |
Wrexham |
14 | Shots on Goal | 10 |
10 | Shots on Target | 9 |
10 | Fouls Committed | 13 |
4 | Corners | 8 |
0 | Yellow Card | 1 |
0 | Red Card | 0 |
Other Information |
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Venue: | Blundell Park | Attendance: | 3,572 |
Referee: | G Hegley - Hertfordshire | Half Time: | Grimsby 0 Wrexham 2 |
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MATCH REPORT |
"CARLOS - WHO ELSE?" By Alun Thomas
PRE-MATCH THOUGHTS: Didn't think I could make this one but a
providential glitch at work meant some hasty rearranging and a slog through
the Lincolnshire rain. Wrexham won three on the trot, then lost three on the
trot, so some knives are out, but nine points from a possible eighteen is
reasonable mid-table form. Armstrong and Thomas start ; the hosts' Welsh
international Darren Barnard is missing. 0-15 Minutes: Grimsby's early probing was dealt with without too many problems, our defence looking sharp. Memo to Lawrence, by the way - lose the gloves, you big wuss. Only goalkeepers should wear them. Score 0-0. 15-30 Minutes: Carlos was becoming increasingly influential and on 19 minutes his cross found Llewellyn, whose downward header was straight out of the coaching manual. The bit between their teeth, Wrexham poured on the coal and were rewarded four minutes later when Carlos jinked into the area and squared to Thomas, who produced one of those shots we all know he's capable of but doesn't deliver often enough. Score 0-2. 30-45 Minutes: Of course it was too early for damage limitation, and Grimsby came back into contention, although they were hardly being roared on by a passionate crowd. Whitley was booked for a (very) late tackle. One or two of the lads were tiring visibly - Ferguson was even letting Thomas take corners! Score 0-2. 45-60 Minutes: We were still looking fairly comfortable at 2-0, with Armstrong and Llewellyn dovetailing nicely and seeming to be on the same wavelength. Was this what Denis had in mind when he signed them in the summer? Score 0-2. 60-75 Minutes: Carlos (who else?) cut in from the right, weighed up his options and chose correctly - a little cut-back to the predatory Armstrong who greedily gobbled up the goal. Grimsby didn't seem to have the heart after that although they got a consolation when Jevons (is he ex-Everton?) scored with a header that seemed to go straight through Dibble. Score 1-3. 75-90 Minutes:
Barrett on for Thomas, who didn't look best pleased. An exhausted Eddie was
replaced by Holmes, whose first touch almost induced an own goal by a home
defender. Couple of saves from Dibble, and Jevons shaved the bar in injury
time. Final score 1-3. |
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PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES |
Denis Smith: “The energies were much better tonight, and don’t ask me why they have been missing over the last few games. Today they were back and that is much more like us. We looked heavy legged against Chesterfield and Notts County, but tonight we sprinted for everything. When we are doing that we have got a chance. We don’t have great players so what we have to do is be a good team. When we work as hard as we have tonight then we are liable to get results. Tonight’s is a good result, because contrary to what people think I regard Grimsby as a good side. In their last home game they held Plymouth to a 0-0 draw and played them off the park. I’m delighted with the way that we have performed especially in the first half." [Source: Wrexham AFC] |
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Results |
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Grimsby Town Jevons 73' |
1-3 |
Wrexham Llewellyn 19' Thomas 24' Armstrong 63' |
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