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Blog - Bath City 0-2 Wrexham (Ft)

Posted on: Mon 30 Aug 2010

Live up dates from Twerton Park on a sunny afternoon...

FT - A thoroughly deserved victory for the Dragons -our first on the round this season.

90 - Three minutes of added time.

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89 - Obeng cross to the back post and while  Taylor met the ball he was on the shoulders of Simpson.

87 - Blackburn conceded a free kick 30-yards out on the left wing and as it was sent in, the central defender redeemed himself with a hooked clearance.

85 - From a Bath free kick, the ball dropped in the Wrexham box and as Reid lashed out, Shearer just casually plucked the ball from the air and held onto it!

84 - Substitution - Wrexham - Gareth Taylor appears for the hobbling Adrian Cieslewicz, who had only been on the pitch for 13 minutes.

80 - Substitution - Wrexham - as Marvin Andrews limped to the sidelines Jamie Tolley was sent on and Christian Smith dropped back to centre half.

77 - Reid then passed up a great chance for City, as a ball in from their left was a sitter inside the six-yard box with no blue shirt near him, the sub lifted over the cross bar from close range.

75 - KP missed a second sitter, as Gall found him in front of goal, but from three-yards he couldn't show that killer touch!

71 - Substitutions - Wrexham: Adrian Cieslewicz for Kevin Gall - Bath: Kaid Mohamed for Hector Mackie.

66 - KP missed a glorious opportunity after Jay Harris spotted KP's run and he beat the offside trap, but with only the goalie to beat the former Histon man failed to get any power into his effort.

64 - Bath's Gethin Jones does well to clear as the City defence were stretched  by a quick Wrexham attack down the right through Gall, after persistent work by Morrell.

62 - Another Wrexham free kick from Keates was met by Smith, who headed against the back of a defender's head(!) as another goal looked likely.

61 - Substitution Bath City - Jake Reid on for striker Darren Edwards.

60 - Wrexham fans in good voice as Morrell forces anotrher corner, which Blackburn came close to converting

57 - 2-0 Wrexham - It was from a free kick on the left flank that was sent in by Keates and CHRISTIAN SMITH reacted first to dart forward and from six-yards got a free header to score at the near post with keeper Robinson stranded.

50 - Wrexham looking to slow things down and a long free kick from Ashton bounces through for goal kick.

48 - Just as to underline what Dean Saunders would have said in the dressing rooms, City striker Lee Phillips forced Shearer into a smart save, seconds after confusion in the home defence almost let Gall in.

46 - The game gets back underway at 16:04.

Halt time fans shootout finished as an honourable draw after Jake went into an early lead for Wrexham - Impressed by the pink pig Bath City mascot - but just why a pig? Thought their nickname was The Romans - maybe it was all that was left at the furry mascot shop!

HT - A deserved lead for the visitors at the break.

45+1 - Another stoppage as Keates landed on top of Connolly to delay the half time whistle.

45 - Two minutes of added time indicated.

43 - Christian Smith goes down under a challenge and was struggling to get to his feet, so play stopped for physio Ritson Lloyd to work his magic.

41 - A lucky break with the ball coming off KP and dropping for Morrell, who only managed to get his feet twisted up on the side of the City box and it ran out for a goal kick - much to the striker's disgust.

39 -  The Welshmen are well on top - so a second goal would be very welcome to ease a few

37 - As Andrews headed forward from inside the Bath half, City's Lee Phillips came off second best, the referee stopping play for treatment just as Morrell looked to beat the offside trap!

35 - A great free kick from Keates caused all sorts of problems for Bath, as it was headed behind for yet another corner. The flag kick was dropped in and Andrews rose at the back post, but was a yard wide of the target as Wrexham continued their search for a second goal.

32 - Another Wrexham corner, won by Ashton, was met by the head of Andrews, but Robinson was relieved to catch this one cleanly.

30 - A Wrexham corner on the left was delivered well by Keates and Smith arrived late at the back post but was off target with his leaping header from 10-yards.

29 - Morrell worked another opening for himself on the right, but the angle beat him as he fired into the side netting.

27 - 1-0 Wrexham - A long throw from the left wing was taken by Obeng and dropped on the edge of the six-yard box for ANDY MORRELL to beat Robinson with a powerful header

23 - A long clearance from the Bath keeper was flicked only Connolly down their right and coming in from the wing Hector Mackie's curling effort was only narrowly wide of the near post - although Shearer looked to have it covered.

18 - Wrexham back on the attack, a long throw from Curtis Obeng from the left, Andrews headed on and with KP battling for the ball at the back post, two defenders eased him away from the danger zone.

17 - It was then Bath's turn top appeal to the referee when Lee Philips claimed a handball against Marvin  Andrews - although he seemed to be in the minority.

15 - Claims for a penalty as Kevin Gall fired in a close range shot, with the winger adament in his protestations for an offence against full back Sekani Simpson.

12 - Wrexham responded by winning a corner on the left and when the ball was headed clear, Marvin Andrews collected 30-yards away. He played a pass through the middle, finding Keates on the edge of the box but his first time touch for Nat Knight-Percival was just too heavy.

11 - Another warning sign for the visitors, as midfielder Adam Connolly received the ball 20-yards from goal and fired a yard wide of Shearer's left hand post

10 - Down our right we gave the ball away, allowing Hector Mackie to run in and fire a shot that beat Scott Shearer, but Ashton covered back well and headed off his own line.

07 - A good header forward from the Wrexham midfield allowed Harris to out pace his marker, but from a tight angle his left footed shot was well held by Ryan Robinson in the home goal.

05 - A lovely ball from Keates to Neil Ashton on the left finds the full back in space and he lays over a cross aimed at Jay Harris, but headed away

01 - From the kick-off Dean Keates' launches a long ball down the right, but no one chases and the ball bounces out for goal kick.

15:00 - The game gets underway with Wrexham defending the end where their travelling supporters are gathered and playing down the slope at Twerton Park.

14:55 - At the side of the pitch holding a Forest Rreen reunion are Andy Mangan, Kevin Brown and former Wrexham trialist Kaid Mohamed.

14:50 - You can tell we are in Bath, as classical music is playing over the loudspeakers - not your usual football fare!

14:45 - A good turn out of Reds already on the terraces away to our right.

14:40 - The sun is shining down on Twerton Park on a lovely afternoon for football, let's hope we are just as happy by 5.45pm!

14:30 - No Andy Mangan, while both Declan Walker and David Brown start on the bench. That means Kevin Gall continues up front, while Christian Smith will be in midfield and Curtis Obeng is in at right back.

Bath City (4-4-2): Ryan Robinson, Sekani Simpson, Gethin Jones, Danny Webb, Sido Jombati, Marc Canham, Adie Harris, Adam Connolly, Hector Mackie (Kaid Mohamed 71), Darren Edwards (Jake Reid 61), Lee Phillips.
Subs: Jim Rollo, Matt Coupe, Mark Badman.

Wrexham (4-3-3): Scott Shearer, Curtis Obeng, Chris Blackburn, Marvin Andrews (Jamie Tolley 80), Neil Ashton, Jay Harris, Dean Keates, Christian Smith, Kevin Gall (Adrian Cieslewicz, 71 (Gareth Taylor 84)), Andy Morrell, Nat Knight-Percival.
Subs: Declan Walker, David Brown.

Referee: A Bennett (Devon)
Attendance: 1,262
Away: 262ish

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