Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Pontin's League - Division One West
Wrexham Res v Carlisle United Res (2:00)

Wrexham have certainly enjoyed themselves in the sunshine at the Racecourse this afternoon and it was good to see Juan Ugarte back on the scoresheet with a double.

The Basque striker finished his first with ease from 16-yards, when he side footed home a cross from Josh Johnson. The Trindidadian winger was running circles round his marker and, literally, leaving him in his wake, time after time.

Josh went on to  deliver several dangerous crosses and also fired in angled drive that passed just the wrong side of the near post.

Juan's opening goal came on 20 minutes and was followed a minute later by a shot from Marc Williams that whistled only inches wide.

A short corner on 32 minutes was picked up by Matt Crowell at the corner of the United box and his effort just cleared Adam Bradley's crossbar.

Former Morecambe Wembley play-off final hero Danny Carlton managed to chip high into the Kop when he had only the Wrexham keeper to beat, but he did found the net on 36 minutes.

Steven Hindmarch put through a defence splitting pass for the striker to race onto and with only Michael Jones to beat he planted the ball in the back of the Wrexham net.

United keeper Bradley, produced a hat-trick of finger tip saves to deny Ugarte on three seperate occasions just after the break. Twice pushing the ball round a post and then touching a shot from the striker over his crossbar.

The visitors then went in front on 70 minutes, when a loing ball down the middle was headed on by Luke Joyce and into the path of Danny Carlton, who finished from close range.

Juan fires in from the penalty spot

Marc Williams headed narrowly wide from a Crowell cross before the Reds were awarded a penalty on 68 minutes.

Johnson's trickery took him between two defenders and as the pair closed in on him the winger went ground. The referee point for a penalty and booked Neale McDermott, the son of Liverpool legend Terry, for dissent.

Strangely enough, as Juan Ugarte waited to take the spot kick, both sides made a substitution, as well as about 15 players headed for the sidelines for some refreshment - leaving Juan and the United keeper isolated at one end of the pitch!

Several minutes passed before everyone returned so the action could resume, but Juan kept his nerve and slotted the ball low to the keeper's left.

A fair result in the end, but on a day when, as a club, we got a great deal more out the 90 minutes than just a point.

Referee: Chris Sarginson (Rugeley)
Attendance: 105

Booked -
Wrexham: Marc Williams (63, time wasting)
Carlisle: McDermott (75, dissent), Brown (88, foul)