Philadelphia Union II vs Wrexham, 2023 Club Friendly
· Club FriendlyWrexham end U.S. tour with draw vs. Philadelphia Union II
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Wrexham were held to a 1-1 draw with Philadelphia Union II, completing the final leg of their preseason tour of the United States.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Philadelphia Union II. Jeremy Rafanello tries a through ball, but Chris Donovan is caught offside.
- 1': Daniel Krueger (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Sam Dalby (Wrexham).
- 2': Foul by Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union II).
- 2': Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Ben Tozer (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Foul by Ryan Barnett (Wrexham).
- 4': Juan Castillo (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt saved. Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Castillo.
- 5': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
- 10': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Juan Castillo.
- 12': Attempt missed. Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Tozer.
- 12': Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by William Boyle (Wrexham).
- 16': Corner, Philadelphia Union II. Conceded by Ben Tozer.
- 20': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by David Vazquez (Philadelphia Union II).
- 23': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Carlos Rojas.
- 24': Foul by William Boyle (Wrexham).
- 24': Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Sam Dalby (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eoghan O'Connell.
- 27': Elliot Lee (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union II).
- 27': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Juan Castillo.
- 28': Attempt saved. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas O'Connor with a cross.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Elliot Lee (Wrexham).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': David Vazquez (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Elliot Lee (Wrexham).
- 35': Hand ball by Hugo Le Guennec (Philadelphia Union II).
- 35': Foul by Hugo Le Guennec (Philadelphia Union II).
- 35': Sam Dalby (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christopher Olney.
- 38': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Francis Westfield.
- 39': Christopher Olney (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham).
- 41': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Daniel Krueger.
- 42': Goal! Philadelphia Union II 0, Wrexham 1. Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union II).
- 43': Jacob Mendy (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Wrexham. Elliot Lee tries a through ball, but Sam Dalby is caught offside.
- 45': Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union II).
- 45'+2': Foul by Ben Tozer (Wrexham).
- 45'+2': Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Goal! Philadelphia Union II 1, Wrexham 1. Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union II) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union II 1, Wrexham 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union II 1, Wrexham 1.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Aaron Hayden replaces Eoghan O'Connell.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Aaron James replaces William Boyle.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Billy Waters replaces Sam Dalby.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Bryce Hosannah replaces Ryan Barnett.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Callum McFadzean replaces Jacob Mendy.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. David Jones replaces Andrew Cannon.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Jordan Davies replaces Thomas O'Connor.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Liam McAlinden replaces James Jones.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Mark Howard replaces Ben Foster.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Max Cleworth replaces Ben Tozer.
- 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer replaces Elliot Lee.
- 46': Attempt saved. Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 47': Corner, Philadelphia Union II. Conceded by David Jones.
- 47': Corner, Philadelphia Union II. Conceded by Aaron James.
- 49': Attempt saved. David Vazquez (Philadelphia Union II) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 50': Corner, Philadelphia Union II. Conceded by Aaron Hayden.
- 54': Callum McFadzean (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Chris Donovan (Philadelphia Union II).
- 55': Offside, Wrexham. Liam McAlinden tries a through ball, but Billy Waters is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Daniel Krueger (Philadelphia Union II).
- 56': Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Juan Castillo.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Christopher Olney (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Rafanello.
- 61': Attempt saved. Jordan Davies (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum McFadzean.
- 62': Attempt missed. Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Vazquez.
- 63': Substitution, Philadelphia Union II. Nelson Pierre replaces Christopher Olney.
- 63': Substitution, Philadelphia Union II. Luciano Sanchez replaces David Vazquez.
- 63': Substitution, Philadelphia Union II. Stefan Stojanovic replaces Chris Donovan.
- 64': Foul by Jordan Davies (Wrexham).
- 64': Luciano Sanchez (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Nelson Pierre (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Corner, Philadelphia Union II. Conceded by Max Cleworth.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jeremy Rafanello (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Luciano Sanchez (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 68': Attempt saved. Luciano Sanchez (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 69': Aaron Hayden (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Nelson Pierre (Philadelphia Union II).
- 70': Carlos Rojas (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Billy Waters (Wrexham).
- 70': Callum McFadzean (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Luciano Sanchez (Philadelphia Union II).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Luciano Sanchez (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 74': Substitution, Philadelphia Union II. Kyle Tucker replaces Jeremy Rafanello.
- 75': Daniel Krueger (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Ollie Palmer (Wrexham).
- 80': Nelson Pierre (Philadelphia Union II) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 81': Attempt saved. Kyle Tucker (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 82': Foul by Billy Waters (Wrexham).
- 82': Hugo Le Guennec (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Aaron James (Wrexham).
- 83': Luciano Sanchez (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Callum McFadzean (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union II).
- 84': Offside, Wrexham. Jordan Davies tries a through ball, but Billy Waters is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Nelson Pierre (Philadelphia Union II).
- 87': Jordan Davies (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Luciano Sanchez.
- 88': Foul by Callum McFadzean (Wrexham).
- 88': Stefan Stojanovic (Philadelphia Union II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Callum McFadzean (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Stefan Stojanovic (Philadelphia Union II) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luciano Sanchez.
- 89': Offside, Wrexham. David Jones tries a through ball, but Billy Waters is caught offside.
- 90': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Francis Westfield.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Liam McAlinden (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Davies with a cross.
- 90'+1': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Stefan Stojanovic.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Aaron James (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam McAlinden with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union II 1, Wrexham 1.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union II 1, Wrexham 1.
Statistics
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13 | Fouls | 13 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
9 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
6 | Saves | 3 |
55.9 | Possession | 44.1 |
8 | SHOTS | 16 |
4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
382 | Accurate Passes | 287 |
483 | Passes | 387 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
23 | Crosses | 11 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
88 | Long Balls | 65 |
45 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
11 | Tackles | 14 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
12 | Interceptions | 6 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
13 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union II (4-1-2-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
76 | Andrew Rick (GK) |
40 | Hugo Le Guennec |
61 | Daniel Krueger |
42 | Carlos Rojas |
80 | Juan Castillo |
39 | Francis Westfield |
41 | David Vazquez |
56 | Christopher Olney |
33 | Quinn Sullivan |
25 | Chris Donovan |
14 | Jeremy Rafanello |
Wrexham (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
12 | Ben Foster (GK) |
4 | Ben Tozer |
25 | William Boyle |
15 | Eoghan O'Connell |
19 | Jacob Mendy |
29 | Ryan Barnett |
20 | Andrew Cannon |
22 | Thomas O'Connor |
30 | James Jones |
38 | Elliott Lee |
18 | Sam Dalby |
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