English:
Wrexham Edges Out Stockport County in a Tense, Card-Filled Match
Wrexham defeated Stockport County 2-0 in a fiercely contested match at the SToK Cae Ras in Wrecsam, England. The game, part of the League One’s 38th round, was officiated by S. Mather and characterized by numerous yellow cards.
Despite possessing less of the ball (38%), Wrexham proved clinical in attack. J. Rodriguez was the star of the show, netting two goals; one a rebound after a missed penalty and another in open play. Stockport County, enjoying 62% possession and more shots (10 to 6), failed to break down the home side’s defense and suffered a setback with B. Hills’ red card in the 80th minute, following a second yellow.
The final score was 2-0 to Wrexham, but the match was notable for seven yellow cards awarded to the home team and three to the visitors, alongside Stockport’s red card. The intensity was high, evidenced by the 26 fouls committed. Despite the victory, Wrexham will need to improve their shooting accuracy, given that only 3 of their 6 shots were on target.
Substitutions stockport county: at minute 20 O. Moxon came in and C. Camps went out., at minute 67 J. Diamond came in and C. Connolly went out., at minute 67 J. Fevrier came in and I. Touray went out., at minute 79 O. Bailey came in and W. Collar went out.
Substitutions wrexham: at minute 69 R. Barnett came in and R. Longman went out., at minute 70 S. Fletcher came in and J. Rodriguez went out., at minute 75 E. Lee came in and G. Dobson went out., at minute 88 J. Marriott came in and S. Smith went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Wrexham
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